The Small Firm Diaries is a global research initiative to better understand small firms in low-income neighborhoods of developing countries, especially the barriers to growth such firms face, through high frequency quantitative and qualitative data collection (“financial diaries”).

Based on research with platforms and their workers across five countries, this report describes the platform ecosystem in emerging markets, the experiences of workers and sellers in key sectors, and how financial services can help these workers improve their livelihoods.

This slide deck shares female workers’ experiences and how financial services can help make platforms more inclusive.

Grounded in an analysis of norms governing women’s agency, ability to enact preferences, bargaining power and financial independence, this report provides a conceptual framework to move Indonesian women from financial inclusion to empowerment.

In this publication, as part of its Low-Income Lives series, MicroSave highlights the results from its research on the perceptions around existing financial products and the need for new ones among the Central Java’s rural youth.

Analyzing the effectiveness of financing death related costs through microinsurance

Promoting the uptake of mobile financial services and branchless banking in Indonesia

Understanding the consumer behavior in remittances and payments market

Designing a customized loan product for farmers in Indonesia

Identifying causes for low demand for financial services in emerging markets