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Bitcoin Versus Electronic Money
This Brief provides information about Bitcoin and contrasts Bitcoin with e-money to avoid alarm about the former to the detriment of the latter.Publication
The Emerging Global Landscape of Mobile Microinsurance
This Brief describes CGAP’s initial supply-side scan of the emerging trend of mobile microinsurance. It analyzes the different provider models and explores the role played by mobile channels to date, with a view to providing an initial basis for understanding these developmentsInfographic
International Financial Inclusion Funding: 2012 Visual
In 2012, at least $29 billion was committed by international funders to advance more inclusive financial systems in developing countries.Infographic
Bitcoin vs. Electronic Money
Aside from both being digital in format, there are few similarities between Bitcoin and e-money.Publication
Managing Failing Deposit-Taking Institutions
To address the situation of failing deposit-taking MFIs, supervisory authorities have relied on temporary government administration (TGA), one of several supervisory tools.Publication
Trends in International Funding for Financial Inclusion in 2012
International funders have been adapting their priorities to meet this broader vision of financial inclusion, as reflected in the 2012 CGAP Funder Survey. This Brief analyzes trends in the international funding landscape for financial inclusion.Publication
Designing Customer-Centric Branchless Banking Offerings
This Brief explores how human-centered design (HCD) could be applied to branchless banking and its unique challenges.Publication
Making Recourse Work for Base-of-the-Pyramid Financial Consumers
This Focus Note explores innovative ways for policy makers and providers to raise awareness and improve accessibility of recourse mechanisms, tailor recourse to suit new products and delivery channels, and proactively use recourse data to address systematic problems in BoP markets.Publication