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Women & Banking: India’s financial inclusion suffers from a gender gap
Indian women score disproportionately low on ordinary functions such as savings and borrowings: of more than three-fourths who have a bank account, less than a fifth (16.7%) save formally, i.e., at banks.
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- Finance
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- South Asia
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In Pursuit of Universal Health Care: Time to Take Public-Private Partnership to the Next Level
Public-private partnerships (PPP) are receiving increased attention for their promise to broaden developing countries' capacity to achieve universal health care. But though this attention is good, Dr. Naveen Rao of Merck for Mothers says we also need action. He outlines concrete steps that can make PPPs an integral part of national health policies and harness the local private health sector – not just big multilateral organizations, multinational corporations and NGOs.
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- Finance, Health Care
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How Vietnam’s Fintech Market Could Reach Nearly $8 Billion By 2020
The Asia-Pacific region saw nearly $15 billion in fintech investments between January 2016 and February 2017 alone. Needless to say, the opportunity in fintech is real--and Vietnam is getting in on it.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press release: Telenor Microfinance Bank and Mastercard to boost cashless payments in Pakistan
The innovative and cost-effective solution, which first went live in Pakistan in August 2016, makes it easy for customers to pay for purchases for a wide variety of goods and services.
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- Finance
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- South Asia
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Behavioural Nudges: Mildly Paternalistic or a Threat to Economic Justice for the Poor?
"Nudges” – ie: the use of behavioral science insights to steer human behavior – are increasingly seen as a cheap and effective way to achieve social goals. But according to social researcher Sally Brooks, there are some troubling questions about whether the use of nudges for business purposes is good for the poor. She explores the issue through the prism of digital financial inclusion in the era of fintech and big data.
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Report: Record Number Of Indians With Bank Accounts. So Why Is Financial Inclusion Low?
Mumbai: Up to 80% of Indians now have a bank account, the same proportion that has a mobile phone, but financial inclusion levels are still among the world’s worst, lower than sub-Saharan Africa on some counts, according to a new report.
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- Finance, Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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Report: Mobile Money Driving Financial Inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, together with the Mastercard Foundation, have released a new report today, 16 May 2018 in Nairobi, documenting the transformation underway in financial inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Smart Campaign Reaches Milestone with 100 Certifications in Financial Consumer Protection
The Smart Campaign, the leading industry voice on financial consumer protection, housed at the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion, announced today that 100 financial service providers (FSPs) have attained Smart Certification, a landmark achievement in responsible financial inclusion.
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- Finance