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Global Gender Gap Report 2021
Another generation of women will have to wait for gender parity, according to the World…
Migrants and remittances hold steady (even in a global pandemic), but why?/ Les transferts d’argent des migrants se maintiennent (même dans le contexte de la pandémie mondiale). Pourquoi ?
Covid-19 has changed our lives around the globe, to a greater or lesser degree.…
Financial Health of Workers in the Gig Economy – A Case Study of Grab Drivers and Delivery Partners
Like traditional employment, gig work can be performed on a part-time or full-time basis. However,…
Impact of COVID-19 on FinTechs: Senegal
This report from Microsave attempts to gauge the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on FinTechs…
Women Entrepreneurs: Surviving the Pandemic and Beyond
The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women has released its 2020 annual audit of research on…
Instant and Inclusive Payments are becoming the new normal/Les paiements instantanés et inclusifs deviennent la nouvelle norme
In recent years, instant payments systems have been planned and launched in many countries, some…
Digital Identity: Accelerating Financial Inclusion During a Crisis
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, people around the world have been unable to…
A 10-point action plan for governments and businesses to rebuild stronger after COVID-19 by prioritizing women’s digital financial inclusion
Drawing on decades of experience, research and in-field activity, the following 10-point action plan to…
2021 State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money
2020 was a year like no other. In every region of the world, COVID-19 triggered…
Crisis Roadmap for Microfinance Institutions: COVID-19 and Beyond
The COVID-19 pandemic is the latest in a series of crises that microfinance institutions (MFIs)…
Coping with COVID-19 and Responding to COVID-19
The first 10 months of 2020 were extremely difficult for almost everyone around the world.…
Global COVID-19 FinTech Market Rapid Assessment Study
Covid-19 has profoundly impacted financial systems across the world, including the provision of digital financial…
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,…
Rapid Response for Social Payments During COVID-19
As countries around the world grapple with the devastating economic impact of the COVID19 pandemic,…
Blended Finance in the Least Developed Countries 2020
COVID-19 threatens to undo progress achieved towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the…
FATF Update-COVID-19-Related-Money-Laundering-and-Terrorist-Financing-Risks
On 16 December 2020, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published this paper providing entities…
The Mobile Economy Sub-Saharan Africa 2020
This report suggests that the Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the digital…
Win From Within: How Fintech Startups Can Grow by Building Value for Existing Users
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the realities for inclusive fintech startups and the financially underserved…
Consumer Protection and COVID-19: Borrower Risks as Economies Reopen
Credit, if managed responsibly, can help financial services providers (FSPs) and their lower income customers…
Collecting and Applying Data on Smallholder Agriculture During COVID-19
Collecting data and understanding rural and agricultural livelihoods have always been challenging. Now, facing COVID-19…
Migration and Development Brief 33 Phase II: COVID-19 Crisis Through a Migration Lens
The economic crisis induced by COVID-19 could be long, deep, and pervasive when viewed through…
A COVID Microfinance Liquidity Tour of Asia
This synthesis document brings together selected aspects of the COVID-19 Microfinance Liquidity Tour of Asia…
Dirty Money: Does the Risk of Infectious Disease Lower Demand for Cash?
The coronavirus pandemic is a global crisis like no other in modern times, and there…
Rapid Innovation: How Fintechs are Adapting Under COVID-19
To understand more about the impact on and the role of these providers, CFI, in…
Guide to Remote Due Diligence
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, founders and investors alike wondered what effects it would have…
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…
From Insights to Action: Gender Equality in the Wake of COVID-19
This publication summarizes data, research, and policy work by UN Women’s Policy and Programme Division…
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…
The Impact of COVID-19 on Disruptive Technology Adoption in Emerging Markets
Disruptive technologies—like AI, blockchain, robotics, and 3D printing—are playing a key role in supporting the…
COVID-19 and SME Failures
This paper estimates the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on business failures among small and…
Debt Restructuring in Microfinance
In July 2020, nearly 300 participants from 30 countries joined CGAP workshops to discuss how…
An Imperitive Need for a New Social Order in Microfinance Community – Towards Ushering in a Resilient Ecosystem in the Battle Against Corona Pandemic
The paper presented by Research Gate tries to understand the challenges that the Microfinance industry…
Why the Economic Response to COVID-19 Needs to be Financially Inclusive and Gender Sensitive
The Special Report highlights key gender-related issues facing society during the COVID-19 pandemic and some…
Global State of Small Business
The Global State of Small Business Report, based on the Future of Business Survey, is…
Digital Cash Transfers in Times of COVID-19: Opportunities and Considerations for Women’s Inclusion and Empowerment
Women’s economic empowerment will be essential for a global economic recovery. Given pre-existing gender gaps,…
Impact of Covid-19 on Fintechs
Like other businesses, FinTechs too have been struggling to cope with the Pandemic. The reports…
Preserving Liquidity: Policymaker Responses to COVID-19 and the Impact on Low-Income Customers
This paper examines how COVID-era economic policy measures – specifically those addressing liquidity – are…
Financial Inclusion Compass
The Financial Inclusion Compass was launched by European Microfinance Platform in 2018. The publication is…
The Global State of Small Business Report
The Global State of Small Business Report, based on the Future of Business Survey, is…
Policy Options in a Post-COVID-19 Africa
A COVID-19 policy response framework to recover and adapt. COVID-19 is leaving no country unaffected.…
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,…
Policy Framework for Leveraging Digital Financial Services to Respond to Global Emergencies – Case of COVID-19
The global pandemic COVID-19 and the ensuing emergencies have reinforced the urgency of using Digital…
Covid-19: Boon and bane for digital payments and financial inclusion
This brief compares the approaches taken by authorities in different countries, examining the different drivers…
Covid-19 and Remittances in Africa
The spread of Covid-19 and ‘stay at home’ measures in response to it are dramatically…
COVID-19 and the Insurance Industry: Why a Gender-Sensitive Response Matters
Women play key roles in their homes, communities, and businesses. If insurers develop targeted approaches and…
Remittances in Times of Crisis: Facing the Challenges of COVID-19
On 19 March 2020, the Secretary-General of the United Nations called for an urgent and…
The Global Impact of COVID-19 on Fintech Adoption
This paper draws on mobile application data from 74 countries to document the effects of…
COVID-19 Changing the Landscape for Migrants and Remittances
The pandemic’s effect on the flow of global remittances sent by migrants back home to…
VSLA and CARE Adaptations to COVID-19 and Past Crises
This brief from Care International includes examples of mitigating measures being put in place by…
COVID-19 Resources
We’ve shared many covid-19 related resources and blogs via our League of Digital Finance Professionals…
Digitizing Payments in the Time of COVID19 and Beyond
UNCDF organized this webinar to discuss how fast-tracking digital payments at a time of crisis…
LISTEN NOW: Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Livelihoods in Africa Part 3 – The Effect on Digitisation in the Insurance Sector
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the importance of the insurance sectors’ role in development, and…
Mobile Money Recommendations to Central Banks in Response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about unprecedented challenges for the global economy. It has affected…
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…
LISTEN NOW: What may Change Post COVID-19? Exploration Using a Scenario Lens.
David Porteous has led many scenario exercises over the years which seek to identify different…
UNHCR Cash Assistance and COVID-19: Emerging Field Practices
This document from UNHCR is a snapshot of the many innovative field practices emerging in…
CVA in COVID-19 Contexts: Guidance from the CaLP network
This is a summary of the key points from rsources being shared on CVA and…
Don’t Jump Straight to Digital: What Ebola Taught Us About Trying to Force New Systems in Crisis
In this podcast from Care International, Holly Radice talks about how people have limited bandwidth to…
LISTEN NOW: DFS Capacity Building and COVID19 – Is online the answer?
In this webinar, our panelists discuss the impact of COVID19 on capacity building and the…
Building a Resilient Industry: How Mobile Network Operators Prepare for and Respond to Natural Disasters
Mobile networks and connectivity have become increasingly necessary in times of crisis. They allow us…