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Digital Finance: Enabling Energy Access for the Poor
There are a number of startups now offering pay-as-you-go finance solutions that enable people at the base of the economic pyramid to access home solar units.Publication
bKash Bangladesh: A Fast Start for Mobile Financial Services
bKash launched in the second half of 2011, grew to 2 million accounts by the end of 2012, and shot up to 11 million registered accounts by the end of 2013.Publication
The Business Case for Youth Savings: A Framework
This paper offers a framework for understanding how different influences or “levers” affect costs and revenues for youth savings and uses examples to explain how the framework can be applied as a decision-making tool.Publication
Highlights from the 5th Arab Policy Forum
This paper presents highlights of the 5th Arab Policy Forum, which convened more than 70 policy makers to work toward a common vision for achieving more inclusive—and more equitable—financial systems in the region.Publication
SmartAid Index 2014
This Technical Guide is aimed at funders interested in analyzing their effectiveness in financial inclusion. It describes the methodology of the SmartAid Index and explains how to use SmartAid.Infographic
The Business Case for Youth Savings
Today, youth represent nearly half of the world’s population; tomorrow, they will be adults in need of financial services. But the business case for serving youth with savings accounts and other services is not always clear for financial service providers.Data
SmartAid
Since SmartAid was launched, funders have made significant investments toward becoming learning organizations, where lessons from projects are effectively captured, made accessible to staff, and help refine future strategic directions.Publication
AFD Group SmartAid Report 2013
Once considered a failing activity within its rural and agriculture operations, microfinance at AFD has become an integral focus area within the financial sector development program, supported by a strong team of technical experts.Publication