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Industry Report

Financial Access Survey: 2021 Trends and Developments

The twelfth annual Financial Access Survey (FAS) reveals considerable expansion in the usage of digital financial services during COVID-19.
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Toolkit

VoxDev Lit: Mobile Money (literature review)

Analyzing impacts and potential of mobile money on (women’s) economic empowerment, financial inclusion and poverty reduction.
Toolkit

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: The Impact of Mobile Money on Poverty

Mobile money accounts have spread widely in select regions of the developing world, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. This Research Brief focuses on the individual and household impacts of mobile money.
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Toolkit

Responsible Practices to Address Seven Major Risks in COVID-19 Digital Financial Transfers

The Report Responsible Practices to Address Seven Major Risks in COVID-19 Digital Financial Transfers identifies seven heightened risks resulting from the speed and scale of COVID-19 digital transfer responses.

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Industry Report

Mobile Coverage and its Impact on Digital Financial Services

“The study finds that the type of mobile coverage provided has a significant effect on the DFS UI and type of mobile phone that can be used for DFS access.Feature phones and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data transactions continue to be the choice for the vast majority users.”
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Industry Report

Informal Sector and Mobile Financial Services in Developing Countries: Does Financial Innovation Matter?

This paper investigates the impact of mobile financial services - MFS (mobile money, and mobile credit and savings) on the informal sector using data from 101 emerging and developing countries over the period 2000-15.

Industry Report

Fostering digital payments and fintech development 

This ADBI working paper discusses measures to foster digital financial innovation in Indonesia.

Industry Report

Blockchain for Social Business: Principles and Applications

This paper identifies and discusses principles and applications of Blockchain that enhance trust, transparency, and auditability in Social Business (SB) activities. It outlines the challenges related to creating a native cryptocurrency for SB, and barriers to infrastructure and technology adoption by different SB stakeholders.
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Toolkit

A Regulatory Diagnostic Toolkit for Digital Financial Services in Emerging Markets

This University of New South Wales paper proposes a framework – a Regulatory Diagnostic Toolkit (RDT) – designed to support financial regulators in emerging markets to advance their regulatory regimes for DFS.

Industry Report

Middle East and North Africa Economic Monitor, October 2018: A New Economy in Middle East and North Africa

This report lays out the principles for a new digital economy for MENA that embraces innovation and entrepreneurship, youth and women economic empowerment, rekindling the role of State, etc.
Industry Report

Is mobile payment still relevant in the fintech era?

This study analyzes whether mobile payments are still relevant for the fintech industry by comparing three mobile payment projects – Oi Paggo in Brazil, TCASH in Indonesia, and M-PESA in Kenya.

Industry Report

Interoperability of Digital Finance in Bangladesh: Challenges and Taking-Off Options

The paper suggests a pragmatic approach for Bangladesh to financially include the underserved through Digital financial services (DFS) by promoting interoperability.

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Industry Report

Next Steps for the Digital Revolution in Africa: Inclusive Growth and Job Creation Lessons from Kenya

This paper provides examples of how digitization in Kenya has supported the economy via a retail electronic payments system, financial inclusion, increased financial sector vibrancy, and pushed GDP growth with it.

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Industry Report

Household finance and economic development

This chapter provides an overview of financial inclusion around the world and discusses the empirical evidence on how the use of formal financial services significantly contribute to inclusive growth and economic development.

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Industry Report

Fintech for promoting financial inclusion in Vietnam: fact findings and policy implications

This paper analyzes the legal framework and actual operations of fintech in Vietnam, assesses the opportunities and challenges and proposes recommendations for better application of fintech for promoting financial inclusion.