The first 10 months of 2020 were extremely difficult for almost everyone around the world.…
Virtual Workshop: Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Low- and Moderate-Income Populations, and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises
MSC (MicroSave Consulting), with support from the Swiss Capacity Building Facility (SCBF), conducted a workshop,…
What Does It Take To Nudge Low- and Moderate-Income Population Segments to Adopt DFS?
Digital Financial Services (DFS) offer a wide variety of benefits, especially for the low- and…
A Phone Can Only Do So Much: Why Mobile Access isn’t Leading to Digital Financial Service Usage Among Women in India
India has made significant progress in financial inclusion in recent years. However low-income working women…
Sustaining Savings Groups Linked to Financial Institutions Amid the COVID-19 Crisis
This blog looks at some of the recommendations put across by MSC on how savings…
Gender: The Blind Spot of the COVID-19 Response in Low- and Middle-income Countries
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges for governments and citizens around the world, straining…
Optimizing Awareness, Communication, and Outreach for Government Payments in Times of Crisis
This paper outlines the essential components of communication and outreach programs for both the supply…
Addressing the Weak Link in COVID-19 Relief: How Improving Strategic Communications can Boost the Impact of Social Protection Programs
Nations worldwide have responded to COVID-19 through 1,100 social protection programs to help 1.8 billion-plus…
Digital Initiatives by Shakti Foundation for Disadvantaged Women: A Lesson for Progressive MFIs in Bangladesh
MicroSave Consulting has issued two case studies concerning Shakti Foundation’s digital initiatives for women. The…
Impact of Covid-19 on Fintechs
Like other businesses, FinTechs too have been struggling to cope with the Pandemic. The reports…
Inclusive FinTechs in Francophone Africa: Benin report
Although in early stages, the upcoming National Financial Inclusion Strategy of Benin will help increase…
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on CICO agents in Kenya
Microsave’s latest research on the impact of the COVID 19 on CICO agents in Kenya…
FinTech Start-ups in Côte d’Ivoire amid COVID-19: Expectations from the Government and the Regulator
This overview from Microsave gives a unique glimpse of the FinTech ecosystem of Côte d’Ivoire,…
CICO Agents: The Under-Valued “First Responders”
Microsave’s ongoing research uncovered a set of unique challenges that cash-in/cash-out (CICO) agents currently face…
The Real Story of Women’s Financial Inclusion in India
This research report from Microsave Consulting explores the real problems restricting women’s access to, and…
Making Digital Credit Truly Responsible: Insights from analysis of digital credit in Kenya
Seven years since the launch of the first digital credit offering in Kenya, this analysis…
Making digital credit truly responsible- Insights from analysis of digital credit in Kenya
Digital credit is instant, automated, and remote, providing borrowers with quick access to short-term loans.…
Operations assessment and impact evaluation of Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH)
Microsave Consulting did an impact evaluation of the PKH conditional cash transfer program, one of…
Making digital credit truly responsible
This video from Microsave gives a brief highlight of what we have learned so far…
MicroSave Agent Network Accelerator: India Second Wave
The research focuses on operational determinants of success in agent network management in India and…
Digital Wallet Adoption for the Oral Segment in India: Concept Development for MoWo (Mobile Wallet for Oral)
“Orality” refers to the modes of thinking, speaking and managing information in societies where technologies…
MicroSave India Focus Note 96 Poverty Measurement: Challenges and Benefits
This paper examines the topic of poverty measurement, noting the challenges and benefits.