Blog Series

"10 Things" You Should Know About....

CGAP is focusing on some core concepts in the blog series, where we highlight key sources and facts that everyone interested in financial inclusion should know.

'Gamification' and Financial Services for the Poor

By improving user experience, engagement, and loyalty, "gamified" financial services apps may have a role in increasing usage by low-income customers. Many companies are using games to teach financial concepts and habits that are difficult to convey…

2015 Financial Inclusion Insights Survey in Rwanda and Ghana

To get a better understanding of mobile money usage in Rwanda and Ghana, CGAP funded the 2015 Financial Inclusion Insights Survey in these two countries. Executed by InterMedia, this nationally-representative survey of adults measures how many…

2015: The Year of Indian Financial Inclusion

Several important regulatory moves in India during 2014 set the country up to make significant headway toward battling financial exclusion in 2015. Read more about where financial inclusion in India is headed and how digital channels may help the…

Addressing the Gaps in Data about Smallholder Households

Leading up to the launch of CGAP’s national surveys of smallholders in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda, we asked a range of experts in financial inclusion and agriculture how household data plays a role in their work with smallholders. In this blog…

Aggregators: How They Work and Why They Matter

In the digital finance ecosystem, aggregators function as the glue that helps entities like businesses, governments and donors easily connect with a variety of payment platforms--like mobile money services or banks—and the customers who pay via…