Financial consumers often fail to compare across different products and do not choose the most cost-effective product or the one most suitable to their needs. This is because the decision of which product...
This study tests the effectiveness of behavioral-based disclosure formats. Around 1,700 individuals from Mexico and Peru chose among loans and savings accounts presented in different formats, including...
Governments and academics have focused on financial education as a tool to improve financial wellbeing, but the efficacy of these initiatives is mixed. As an alternative to educating financial consumers...
An audit study was conducted in Ghana, Mexico and Peru to understand the quality of financial information and products offered to low-income customers. Trained auditors visited multiple financial institutions...
Mobile financial services (MFS) are the main drivers of financial inclusion in many developing countries; they provide low-income consumers with access to transfers, payments, and increasingly more complex...
This note examines the extent to which financial disclosure policies are enough to protect consumers in Mexico. It highlights two questions that are the focus of an investigation: 1) what is the quality...
An audit study was conducted in peri-urban Mexico to understand the quality of information and products offered to low-income potential customers. Trained auditors visited multiple financial institutions...
This case demonstrates some of the challenges base-of-the-pyramid (BoP) consumers face with the products and providers they use, and how access to effective non-judicial recourse options can help bridge...
This case demonstrates some of the challenges base-of-the-pyramid (BoP) consumers face with the products and providers they use, and how access to effective non-judicial recourse options can help bridge...
This case demonstrates some of the challenges base-of-the-pyramid (BoP) consumers face with the products and providers they use, and how access to effective non-judicial recourse options can help bridge...
In 2010, over 92 percent of the assets in the Nicaraguan financial system were concentrated in the banking sector, while microfinance managed over 5 percent, and all the remaining segments covered less...
In 2010, over 92 percent of the assets in the Nicaraguan financial system were concentrated in the banking sector, while microfinance managed over 5 percent, and all the remaining segments covered less...
In 2010, over 92 percent of the assets in the Nicaraguan financial system were concentrated in the banking sector, while microfinance managed over 5 percent, and all the remaining segments covered less...
In 2010, over 92 percent of the assets in the Nicaraguan financial system were concentrated in the banking sector, while microfinance managed over 5 percent, and all the remaining segments covered less...
This focus note describes Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP's) experience to date gathering qualitative and quantitative information directly from low-income consumers to inform financial...
This focus note describes Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP's) experience to date gathering qualitative and quantitative information directly from low-income consumers to inform financial...
This focus note describes Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP's) experience to date gathering qualitative and quantitative information directly from low-income consumers to inform financial...
This focus note describes Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP's) experience to date gathering qualitative and quantitative information directly from low-income consumers to inform financial...