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Financial Inclusion for Migrants and Refugees: Insights From Credit Unions

This report looks at the role credit unions play in supporting migrants and refugees in Brazil, Ecuador, Poland and the United States.

World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU)
Paper

Lessons for Global Microfinance from… the United States?

Insights into key questions about the future of global microfinance, and specifically the future of policy and subsidy for microfinance, can be gained from an unlikely place: the United States. 

Joyce Klein, Timothy Ogden, Aspen Institute
Case Study

Entry Points for Targeted Digital Finance Services for Smallholder Farmers in the Democratic Republic Of Congo

The goal of this case study is to provide inspiration for program designers, implementers and others who want to understand some of the challenges and entry points for increasing rural finance via digital technologies and/or the digital landscape in DRC.

Claude K. Migisha, Victoria Blackham, Jenga Lab, TechChange, Development Gateway
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Designing Municipal Cash Transfer Programs to Mitigate the Economic Impact of COVID-19

Analyzing public, private, and nonprofit-led responses to the coronavirus through direct cash assistance

Eric Noggle, Tess Johnson, Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion
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Protecting Beneficiary Data

Guidance for municipal cash transfer programs responding to COVID-19

Alexandra Rizzi, Madeleine Longwell, Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion
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Gender-Diverse Agent Networks Foster Channel Activity and Financial Inclusion for Women

This study shares insights from gender-lensed data analytics in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Fabian Reitzug, Mastercard Foundation, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Paper

An In-Depth Look at the Financial Lives of Mavuno Farmers

Survey capturing day-to-day money management of farmers in eastern Congo
Julia Smith-Omomo, Mavuno
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A Sense of Inclusion: An Ethnographic Study of the Perceptions and Attitudes to Digital Financial Services in Sub-Saharan Africa

Exploring cultural and socioeconomic drivers and barriers to uptake
Anna Koblanck, Soren Heitmann, Gisela Davico, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Mastercard Foundation, African Studies Centre
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Youth Economic Opportunity Ecosystem Analysis: The Democratic Republic of the Congo Country Report

Comprehensive assessment of youth employment and demand for financial services
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
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Women Make the Best DFS Agents: How Financial Sector Alternative Delivery Channels Create Business Opportunities for Women in Emerging Markets

Gender as a factor when building a successful agent network in the DRC
Harten, S., Rusu, A.B., International Finance Corporation (IFC), Mastercard Foundation