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120 Stories by Caribou Digital

How Is the Pandemic Affecting Agents? Here’s What Providers Tell Us

Over the last few months, CGAP has been asking mobile money operators, digital banks, fintechs and other DFS providers across Asia and Africa how...
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Social commerce and the digital lives of micro-entrepreneurs

New research from Caribou Data provides a unique perspective into the digital lives of micro-entrepreneurs in Kenya, quantifying how they use digital platforms to...
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Financial services build resilience in face of crises like COVID-19

CGAP's Elizabeth McGuinness argues that for households and families to recover from the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, responses by policy makers and...
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Exploring how digital platforms are helping to fill skills gaps for African youth

Our latest research has moved to a new site. Read about the research theme here and where to access our latest work.
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Ghana launches world’s first Digital Finance Policy amid COVID-19

Ghana has become the first country in Africa to launch a digital financial services (DFS) policy according to CGAP.  The government hopes that the...
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API Technology Jargon: What Business Leaders Need to Know

A new resource from CGAP on how business leaders can navigate the technology decisions required for an API initiative. The “Technology Building Blocks for...
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In a no-touch world, tech can’t leave low-income people behind

Inclusive fintech has always had to find a balance between tech and human touch, but the global pandemic is shifting that balance, writes Accion...
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Short-term fixes are not enough if SMEs are to survive COVID-19

As the economic effects of the lockdowns worldwide begin to solidify, businesses large and small are collapsing, write BFA Global’s Coco Dong and Michelle...
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Financial inclusion and resilience for FDPs in the time of COVID-19

According to UNHCR estimates, there are 70.8 million Forcibly Displaced Persons (FDPs) worldwide. The global COVID19 pandemic will have severe effects on not just...
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Open Banking: 7 Ways Data-Sharing Can Advance Financial Inclusion

Senior financial sector specialist Stefan Staschen makes a strong case for open banking in emerging markets and why it would be important especially today...
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