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Covers insights into the financial lives of poor people, advantages, and disadvantages of various microfinance tools, digital economy, and financial policies. CGAP is an independent think tank that works to empower poor people to build resilience and capture opportunities through financial services.
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2d ago
Photo credit: Susmita Bhattacharya Trust and Awareness Will Be Key for Open Finance Adoption in India India is pioneering open finance in developing economies, with 64 million accounts linked through its Account Aggregator ecosystem as of March 2024. As India continues to scale the ecosystem, early insights could help shape AA's future direction ..read more
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1w ago
Photo credit: TRUNGVO PHOTO, CGAP 2016 photo contest Financial Inclusion 2.0: Generating New Evidence to Maximize Impact Despite extensive research, the financial inclusion sector still lacks a clear understanding of what works, when, and for whom. Financial services' impact varies widely, highlighting the need for new research and more nuanced insights ..read more
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1M ago
Photo credit: Jonathan Ernst/World Bank Financially Including Young Women: Gains for a Generation The final blog in our series with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation spotlights what CGAP and BMGF have learned about the dynamics of young women’s financial exclusion, and new initiatives to tackle the gender gap at its source in young adulthood ..read more
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Photo credit: Arete/Yunaidi Joepoet/World Bank Digitizing G2P Payments: Lessons from Indonesia Indonesia's digitization transformation for G2P payments showcases what can be achieved when strong government commitment and collaboration are combined with advanced technologies ..read more
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1M ago
Photo credit: Tony Karumba via Communication for Development Ltd. Open Finance Can Reduce Financial Inclusion Gaps: Here’s How Open finance can be a transformational enabler to unleash the power of data to increase financial inclusion. Data-driven strategies and open finance ecosystems can revolutionize access to financial services, especially for underserved communities ..read more
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1M ago
Photo credit: Allison Shelley for CGAP Good News for Young Women’s Financial Inclusion in East Africa Young women in East Africa are demanding and using financial services earlier and faster than a decade ago, according to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation analysis of Findex 2021 and 2011 data. The second blog in our series unpacks these findings ..read more
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2M ago
Photo credit: Zakir Hossain Chowdhury Adapting to or Just Muddling Through Climate Change? The second blog in our series with Decodis and MSC explores our research finding that many poor households are just muddling through climate events rather than strategically adapting to long-term climate change in ways that enhance their resilience ..read more
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2M ago
Photo credit: Sandipani Chattopadhyay How Do Financial Systems Support Climate Resilience? The third in our three-part blog series with Decodis and MSC discusses our finding that different climate events, and different phases of those events, drive different needs for financial services ..read more
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2M ago
Photo credit: Temilade Adelaja via Communication for Development Lt Facing Climate Events in Nigeria, Farmers Left With Scarce Options Based on interviews with hundreds of farmers in Nigeria, we unpack how households use financial services in responding to climate events ..read more
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2M ago
Photo credit: Valentin Sawadogo How Can Insurance Help Build a Green, Resilient & Inclusive Future? A broader vision of risk management is crucial to ensure those living in poverty benefit from emerging models in insurance. Insurance plays a key role in creating inclusive, resilient, green futures, particularly for all ..read more