This paper reviews evidence on agent networks of microfinance institutions and other financial services providers, which have expanded rapidly in recent years in some low- and middle-income contexts. There...
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting businesses on a national and global scale. International and local restrictions to limit the spread of the virus have had severe economic impact...
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is impacting businesses on a national and global scale. As governments introduced measures to contain the domestic spread of the virus, restrictions on...
This study aims to develop a deeper qualitative and quantitative understanding of the business and personal impacts of the pandemic on W-MSMEs, as well as on the FIs and other organizations that support...
This note focuses on how micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises are affected by the pandemic and are dealing with its impact in Uganda. This note is a part of a series that provides snapshots of the...
This note focuses on how micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are affected by the pandemic and are dealing with its impact in Iraq. This note is part of a series that will provide snapshots...
This note focuses on how micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are affected by the pandemic and are dealing with its impact in Cote d'Ivoire. This note is part of a series that will provide...
This note focuses on how micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are affected by the pandemic and are dealing with its impact in Sierra Leone. This note is part of a series that will provide...
This note focuses on how micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are affected by the pandemic and are dealing with its impact in Guinea. This note is part of a series that will provide snapshots...
By successfully reaching historically underserved and vulnerable populations such as women, the poor, and people living in rural communities, Digital Financial Services have contributed to unprecedented...
Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises are the backbone of vibrant and dynamic economies. But they are sometimes hard for financial institutions to identify because of the methods they use to conduct...
Savings benefit both the providers of Digital Financial Services (DFS) and their customers. Customers who use DFS accounts to save money can improve their financial resilience, build a buffer against income...
This study seeks to estimate the effects of access to agent banking on opening and usage of a savings account in urban and peri-urban areas in Senegal. A randomly selected group of individuals were given...
At the time, only about a quarter of adult Africans enjoyed the benefits of access to the financial tools required to be able to grow small-scale businesses, plan for future household expenses, make investments...
This paper uses a randomized controlled trial to study the effects of access to agent banking. Individuals were encouraged to open an account and transact at a banking agent or a branch of a financial...
Two thirds of adults in Sub-Saharan Africa don’t have access to formal financial services, which means the large majority do not have access to secure and productive means of saving, safe, and efficient...