Michiel Wolvers

Michiel worked as consultant on a CGAP project for the energy component of Digital Finance Plus. His work focuses on how off-grid households can access energy options through mobile money micro-credit and digital payments. His aim is on driving digital financial services innovation as a means to creating access to a wider range of tools for low-income households. He is currently working with Insight2impact, a facility dedicated to advancing the impact of data in financial inclusion.

Prior to this, Michiel co-founded a fintech company in Colombia, worked on three financial diaries studies, and acted as a consultant on various projects for UNCDF, IFC, MicroSave, Enclude, among others. Michiel holds a Master of Research in International Development from the University of Bath. He is fluent in English, Spanish, and Dutch.

By Michiel Wolvers

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Can User-Friendly Payment Methods Improve Repayment Rates?

When PEG Africa piloted more user-friendly mobile payment methods for its pay-as-you-go solar customers, users started paying more often and in significantly higher amounts than other customers.
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What Keeps People from Paying with Their Phones?

To find out why more people aren't going digital in Ghana, CGAP partnered with pay-as-you-go solar company PEG Africa and mobile network operator Tigo Ghana.
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Daily Energy Payments Powering Digital Finance in Ghana

New evidence from Ghana suggests that pay-as-you-go solar customers are becoming more active mobile money users.