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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.
Resilient and Inclusive Financial Services Delivery During COVID-19
This report draws on the lessons that main actors in Zambia, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone have learned about resilience in the times of COVID-19 and identifies key insights into how they have continued to expand financial inclusion.
The Future of Government-to-Person (G2P) Payments: Three Years of Learning About G2P Choice in Zambia
This case study summarizes key lessons learned during the first three years of implementing a choice-based G2P payments model.
Agent Network Journeys Toward the Last Mile: A Cross-Country Perspective December 2020
This Focus Note reveals three distinct journeys country stakeholders have taken to extend the reach and quality of rural agent networks in China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, and Kenya.
Agent Network Journeys: Country Deep Dives
State of the Digital Financial Services Market in Zambia 2019
Results from the UNCDF Annual Provider Survey
The Gig Economy and Financial Health: A Snapshot of Malaysia and China
This study explores the landscape of the gig economy in Malaysia and China, focusing on the financial concerns and well-being of gig workers.
Financial Education for the MSMEs: Identifying MSME Educational Needs
Demand-side case studies on educational programs for both supply and demand-side from Zambia, Jordan and Bangladesh
The Impact of COVID-19 on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Evidence from two-wave phone surveys in China