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Forget about Mobile Money, Invest in Insurtech Instead: The Untapped Triple Bottom Line Opportunity in Nigeria
For many customers in emerging markets, their first encounter with insurance goe....
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Women Are Being Digitally Excluded Globally – How Do We Fix That?
Digital inclusion can be truly life-changing for women, giving them access to on....
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Delivering tailored digital business training in rural Indonesia through Women Digital Ambassador
The Women Digital Ambassadors (WDA) project intended to increase the uptake of d....
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DEBIT: Unpacking women’s choice of financial channels
MSC unpacked women’s choice of channels for financial transactions in India, B....
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Do Formal Savings Accounts Lead to Better Results for Low-Income Users?: Lessons from Two Customer-Centric Research Studies in Africa
The Savings Learning Lab was a six-year initiative that supported learning among....
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Bringing Agricultural Insurance to Climate-Vulnerable Farmers: A Unique Pilot Program in Nepal Shows How to Unlock the Benefits of Index-Based Insurance for Smallholders
Nepal is uniquely vulnerable to natural disasters, including climatic ones like ....
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Microfinance Survived the Pandemic but Challenges Lie Ahead
The right actions by microfinance institutions and governments can ensure a prom....
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Delivering on Mass Market Insurance in Africa: Debunking the Myth of Low Demand
Africa's insurance penetration rate in 2019 was only 2.78%, significantly lower ....
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Fintech for Good: Surviving Financial Emergencies
Limited access to affordable financial services for many Americans is deepening ....
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