Category: Finance

A responsible digital finance ecosystem is crucial for customers Building responsible digital finance ecosystems is vital to developing consumer trust in the financial system and mitigating consumer risks, thus promoting overall financial inclusion.  CGAP is exploring this new consumer protection approach, leveraging what has been done thus far, while taking a more holistic and proactive […]

Designing financial products and services that address gendered social norms is not only a win for rural women – it’s also good for business. This is one key takeaway from myAgro’s recent experience in Senegal, where early results from two new pilots suggest that by breaking down normative barriers, the social enterprise can drive up […]

Mobility tech start-up NoTraffic has announced the successful completion of a $50 million Series B funding round for its platform, which aims to digitize the backbone of transportation and streamline the next generation of traffic mobility.  The latest funding round will enable the company to accelerate its growth momentum by increasing production, research and development, […]

Gig platforms continue to transform the global workforce, and women’s work is no exception. Doordash, a delivery platform in the U.S., recently announced that 58% of its delivery workers, known as Dashers, are women. In emerging markets like India too, women are entering the fray, with 10% of the estimated 14.5 million platform workers in India […]

Are you curious about how much $30 an hour could earn you in a year? Well, wonder no more because we’re diving into the nitty-gritty of annual and monthly salaries for those who make this hourly wage. Money may not grow on trees, but with the right salary, it might as well. Did you know […]

CGAP has found segmenting the market to be a helpful tool in understanding how to close financing gaps for MSEs. By carrying out a market sizing study in 2021, CGAP also established the status of access to finance for MSEs and the size of the credit market across four different geographies, including Peru. What stood […]

Platform-based financial services for gig workers have been on the rise in many emerging markets, including India, where there is increasing diversity in the types of products being offered by platforms and fintechs to platform workers. India’s robust digital public infrastructure (DPI), called India Stack which includes its United Payments Interface (UPI) and Aadhaar (India’s […]

In today’s uncertain economic climate, individuals seek strong investments that yield a significant return with minimal risk. Israel Bonds – which is currently offering rates above 5% – is not only an ideal investment but is a meaningful expression of conviction in the future of the State of Israel and its citizens. What are Israel […]

Before Cyclone Aila, which tore through southwest Bangladesh in 2009, Farzana and her family farmed a small tranche of land in the Khulna Division in the delta of Bangladesh, where they made an income growing rice, mangos, and lemons. The storm significantly impacted agricultural land and communities, and Farzana and her family were no exception. […]

Digital credit has been on the scene in Cote d’Ivoire since 2018, but until last year, little was known about how digital credit is used in the country and what risks it presents to users. In 2022, as part of the WAEMU DFS Consumer Protection Lab, CGAP conducted a nationally representative phone survey with digital […]