What Happened When We Trained 70,000 Women on Financial Literacy
Early results from a BRAC International pilot show how financial literacy training can enhance the impact of financial inclusion.
In Times of Crisis, Who Holds the Lifeline for Microfinance Institutions and Their Clients?
Youssef Fawaz of the Lebanese MFI Al Majmoua, shares the difficult reality of trying to keep an established institution running while the economy collapses around it.
Habitat for Humanity International Update - MicroBuild Fund
MicroBuild will provide significant debt relief to Al Majmoua to help alleviate financial pressures and support the MFI’s ongoing efforts to fulfill its social objectives.
The Impact of Mobile Money Interoperability on Financial Inclusion
This report assesses the impact of mobile money interoperability by considering the economic literature on interoperability more generally and utilizing a case study approach in five mobile money countries: Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda and Tanzania.
How to Design Client-Centric Financial Solutions for Women Smallholders
BRAC International Microfinance shares five lessons from their experience designing and testing tailor-made agri-credit solutions in Rwanda, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
A Win for Women in Rwanda
Mobile money – and concerted efforts by government and mobile money operators to promote it - has helped reduce the financial inclusion gender gap. But more needs to be done.
Scaling up Responsible Digital Payments in the Rwandan Tea Sector
This report proposes an approach for scaling digital payments in the Rwandan tea sector building on the evolving payments ecosystem.
Fintech Purpl to Democratize Remittances, Support Financial Inclusion Efforts in Lebanon
In the first phase, Purpl will only operate their cash out solution, as a technology provider, via the partnerships signed with international digital remittance companies and licensed local cash out partners on the ground in Lebanon.
Leveraging Digital ID and e-KYC for the Financial Inclusion of Forcibly Displaced Persons: Risks and Opportunities
This report discusses the challenges and bottlenecks preventing the wider adoption of digital ID and e-KYC to advance the financial inclusion of forcibly displaced persons in Rwanda, Mauritania, and Eswatini.