Maha Khan

 

   



9 Stories by Maha Khan

Can your personality get you a credit score?

Imagine you have just completed a job and are owed money. Your client offers you a delayed payment option where instead of receiving $14,000...
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Using psychometric assessments in financial services

This case study explores one company’s experience developing psychometric tests as an alternative method for credit scoring and a microfinance institution's experience implementing it....
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Eye in the sky, maize on the ground

Richard is a smallholder maize farmer in Western Kenya. He used to borrow money from his family or friends to buy essential inputs to...
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Launching into space: using satellite imagery in financial services

Two agriculture FinTechs integrated satellite imagery into their business models and product offerings, illustrating the promise and limitations of big data in financial services.
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What makes a successful commercial partnership?

Snapshot 10: “What makes a successful commercial partnership?” addresses one of the key questions of FiDA’s Learning Theme 10. Each Learning Theme addresses a...
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Does digital finance really address low-income customers’ needs?

Last month, we made our first foray into sharing, collaborating and cross promoting with the wider ecosystem as Next Billion published a piece we...
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Is big data a big deal?

Snapshot 9: “Best Practices in Big Data Analytics” is one of 16 learning themes designed to address a range of topics within the digital...
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Show me the money: is there a business case for digital finance providers?

Learning Theme 8: What is the commercial landscape of digital finance? is one of 16 learning themes designed to address a range of questions...
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