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The Digital Transformation of Small and Micro-Businesses in Bangladesh
This report provides an analysis of the second phase of the Build Back Better—Enhancing Recovery and Resilience of Small and Micro-Businesses (SMB) project in Bangladesh since 2020.
Digital Financial Literacy via E-commerce: Implications for Bangladesh, Especially for Women in Business
This paper explores and evaluates the best ways to reach the less digitally and financially literate segments of the community in Bangladesh, especially women, to ensure that ultimately no one is left behind.
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Diagnostic for the Finance Sector in Bangladesh
This report assesses how Bangladesh is cutting gaps in gender equality and social inclusion in financial services and shows how support for women entrepreneurs alongside better technology access can boost sustainable development.
Bangladesh Digital Payments Country Diagnostic (2022 Edition)
This country analysis estimates that digital payments can boost Bangladesh’s annual GDP, and responsible payments digitization in certain sectors will help accelerate progress towards the SDGs by 2030.
Choice of Channel: Understanding How LMI Women Select a Channel to Conduct Financial Transactions
The framework presented in this research helps understand which channel individuals choose for conducting financial transactions and why.
The Digital Journey of Shakti Foundation for Disadvantaged Women (SME Loans): A Lesson for Progressive MFIs in Bangladesh
This case study charts how Shakti Foundation for Disadvantaged Women utilized technology to grow its SME portfolio and enhance cost and time efficiency.
Women & Money: Insights and a Path to Close the Gender Gap
This paper presents research findings on the key challenges women face in accessing digital financial services and the design opportunities for the financial sector, policymakers and regulators, the philanthropic sector, NGOs, and designers everywhere.
Within Reach: How Digital Wages That Work for Women Can Support Bangladesh’s Economic Future
This report shares HERproject’s experience of supporting 70 garment factories in Bangladesh, with a combined workforce of around 170,000, majority women, to digitize their wages.
Business Her Own Way: Creating Livelihoods Through Informal Online Commerce
This Focus Note outlines the characteristics of informal online commerce (IOC), maps the personas of the women who engage in it, and provides guidance to funders looking to support women to generate livelihoods through IOC.
Enabling Women’s Financial Inclusion Through Digital Financial Literacy
This brief helps unpack the different dimensions of digital financial literacy (DFL) and demonstrate why they should not be tackled in isolation as they are very much connected. It includes four case studies of organizations addressing DFL in their work in Cambodia, Bangladesh, and Ghana.