Digital Transformation of MFIs in Bangladesh
Does Digital Transformation Mean Turning Your Employees Into Robots?
Grzegorz Galusek, Executive Director of the Microfinance Centre, discusses digitalization, agile working and what we can look forward to from this year's annual conference.
Don’t Let Digitization Create More Inefficiencies
Faisal Abdul Wahab shares how his company PCES is helping financial service providers find smart ways to digitize.
Savings Group Risk Mitigation, Support, and Engagement in Relation to COVID-19
This guide is intended to help implementers consider how best to support savings groups and their members during COVID-19. The recommendations draw on past experiences working with savings groups during times of crises.
Gender Implications of COVID-19 Outbreaks in Development and Humanitarian Settings
This brief considers the potential impact of the global pandemic on health, food security and nutrition, and economic well-being of women and girls.
Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidance for Financial Service Providers
Findings from Accion's interviews with partners on how COVID-19 is impacting the financial industry and recommendations for senior leaders to protect their customers, employees, and business operations.
COVID-19 FinDev Weekly Update #1
A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past week, carefully curated by FinDev editors for the microfinance and financial inclusion community.
Women's Financial Resiliency as it Relates to COVID-19
Crowd-sourced materials on the issue of women's financial resiliency as it relates to COVID-19 or other serious crises. To suggest items please send to FinEquity@cgap.org. Last updated on August 25, 2020. https://www.cgap.org/blog/women-rural-and-agricultural-livelihoods-facing-covid-19
COVID-19 FinDev Weekly Update #2
A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past week, carefully curated by FinDev editors for the microfinance and financial inclusion community.
COVID-19: Why Policymakers Need A Gender-focused Approach for Health and Economic Recovery
Based on the evidence thus far, the global pandemic has the potential to deal a one-two punch: a major global health crisis and a global economic crisis that will persist well after the slowing down of the immediate health emergency. While these shocks affect everyone, women - who comprise 1.5 billion of the world’s low-wage workers and twice as many of its carers - may be particularly vulnerable to the economic and health crises that unfold in the wake of COVID-19.