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Blog Series

Platform Economy: What It Means for Financial Inclusion

Super platforms like Google, Facebook, and Ant Financial have been making inroads in financial services sectors around the world. In China, the rapid growth of Alipay and WeChat Pay has transformed the digital finance ecosystem. It now looks certain that super platforms will venture even further into digital finance. What’s less certain is what this means for low-income customers. In this blog series, we explore the impact that super platforms could have on digital finance ecosystems and financial inclusion. 

E-commerce agent in rural China. Photo: CGAP
Blog
09 January 2020

E-Commerce Is Taking Off in Rural China: 3 Lessons for Other Countries

China's e-commerce market has $2 trillion in annual sales and is growing as digital services reach rural areas. CGAP visited several villages and spoke with farmers and manufacturers about e-commerce. Here's what we learned.
Woman uses bicycle to take produce to market in Uganda
Blog
22 October 2018

Super Platforms: Connecting Farmers to Markets in Africa

In Africa, super platforms aren't just connecting customers and merchants. They're also connecting farmers to markets.
Chinese merchant uses mobile phone
Blog
05 September 2018

China's Super Platforms: The Impact Question

What impact are super platforms having on low-income customers and small businesses? CGAP and Mastercard Foundation traveled to China to see firsthand.
Photo: Hailey Tucker, 2017 CGAP Photo Contest
Blog
08 February 2018

Super Platforms in Africa: Not if, but When

Super platforms like Ant Financial are likely to expand into Africa and impact financial services providers, regulators and customers.
A busy train station platform in Tianjin, China
Blog
11 January 2018

What Can Mobile Money Make Possible? China Has Many Answers

What's the secret to Alipay and WeChat Pay's success in mobile payments? Creating in-app universes of bundled services has played a big role by making mobile payments more useful to customers.
Youth in Bhutan use a smartphone
Blog
09 January 2018

Financial Inclusion in 2018: BigTech Hits Its Stride

CGAP CEO Greta Bull explores how large platform players like Google, Facebook and Ant Financial are likely to shape financial inclusion in 2018.

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