Digital Financial Services

Financial solutions delivered over mobile and digital channels, typically enabling greater reach than traditional banking channels. Services may include transactional or payments solutions that enhance client productivity or purchasing power.

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CTA's Digitalisation of African Agriculture Report

Report: CTA's new "Digitalisation of African Agriculture Report" explores the progress made in the field of digital agriculture solutions and aims to serve as a barometer for the current state of D4Ag in Africa. The report offers insights on the future of the sector, and the specific roles stakeholders must play to further unlock its full potential.

GSMA Report on E-Commerce in Agriculture

Report: Utilizing e-commerce in agriculture offers several benefits, including improved income for farmers and fresher produce for customers. In developing economies where agriculture is often an outsized contributor to GDP, these benefits could be especially impactful.

Lessons learned from an initiative to deploy digital payments and information services to farmers in rural Mozambique

Analysis: A new blog series, jointly authored by the Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity (FRP) and Rural and Agricultural Finance Learning Lab (the Lab). 20/20 will share learnings and insights from the FRP portfolio of challenge fund winners.

CGAP Report: Fintechs and Financial Inclusion

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The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) is an independent think...

Watch Our Video: The Potential of Data Analytics in Smallholder Finance

Media: Data Analytics (DA) has the potential to unlock groundbreaking opportunities for investors and farmers in smallholder finance. Financial Service Providers, Digital Service Providers, and donors must work together to realize this potential. Watch our video below to learn more about the business case for data analytics.

Building multiple markets: The case for smart digital investments

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The thirteenth blog in the Pulse series examines the opportunities and lessons learned...

IFC Partnership for Financial Inclusion Field Note: Changing change management

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The changes involved when a financial institution ‘goes digital’ touches all levels of...

Learning brief 5: Big data could mean big opportunity: Why we should stay excited for data analytics in smallholder finance

Analysis: The fifth Learning Brief in the Lab’s research series, this brief aims to provide a high level understanding of how data analytics is used for smallholder farmers, introduce a new framework to understand the economics of data analytic investments, and highlight key innovators in the space.

Launching into space: Using satellite imagery in financial services

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The Partnership for Finance in Digital Africa (FiDA) is an initiative...

Building Inclusive Payment Ecosystems in Tanzania and Ghana

Analysis: Building Inclusive Payment Ecosystems in Tanzania and Ghana published by CGAP, offers insight into how Digital Financial Services (DFS) transformed the financial services ecosystem in Tanzania and Ghana.

Digitizing Agricultural Payments: Uganda's Coffee Value Chain

Analysis: The Digitizing Agricultural Payments publication, jointly published by CGAP and the United Nations Capital Development Fund, highlights how The United Nations Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) and Kyagalanyi Coffee Limited (KCL) created a system to digitize payments to KCL’s 6,000 certified farmers, in Uganda.

Data analytics and digital financial services

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International Finance Corporation (IFC) supports institutions seeking to develop digital financial services (DFS)...

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