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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)
Guide / Toolkit

Open Finance Self-Assessment Tool and Development Roadmap

This technical guide introduces the open finance self-assessment tool and development roadmap. It provides practical tools for policymakers to use to decide whether to implement an open finance regime to advance financial inclusion.

Shilpa Sathe, Ivo Jeník, CGAP
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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
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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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Rokin Banks’ Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak in Japan

This brief shares details on what special measures Rokin Banks have introduced in response to the pandemic.

International Labour Organization - Social Finance
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Consumer Preferences and the Use of Cash: Evidence from the Diary of Consumer Payments Choice

Discussing the role of cash as a daily payment instrument
O’Brien, S. , Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
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Cash Continues to Play a Key Role in Consumer Spending: Evidence from the Diary of Consumer Payment Choice

Highlighting the role of cash in consumer transactions
Bennett, B., Conover, D., O'Brien, S., Advincula, R., Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Case Study

Single Mothers and the Earned Income Tax Credit: Insurance without Disincentives?

Studying the effects of insurance provided by a U.S. cash transfer program on single mothers
Athreya, K., Reilly, D., Simpson, N., Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
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Big Data: A Big Disappointment for Scoring Consumer Credit Risk

Evaluating the promise of big data to lead to better products/services for the unbanked/underbanked
Yu, P., McLaughlin, J., Levy, M.