How did one USAID initiative get banks on board to provide $1 billion in services in rural Colombia? How can we do that elsewhere? It takes a systemic, business-driven approach to connect supply with demand at scale.
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Less than 5 percent of payments in emerging economies are digital. In this post, Lauren Redfield shows how tactics to boost the use of digital financial services in the Philippines could be applied elsewhere.
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Getting the right data to measure programmatic success is hard — especially in emerging environments. Jove Tapiador explains how "modeling" might be the solution.
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Bookkeeper Rosalinda Hernandez used to pay fees in cash but now uses electronic payments. But what are electronic payments and why are they important? Melissa Cook explains.
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If more youth are able to access savings, loans, and other financial products, it will help them to invest in their own futures while also growing the Afghan economy.
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