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Overcoming distance when digitizing informal savings groups

UNCDF

Agent banking is more appropriate than mobile money for linking informal savings groups to banks, due to the difficulties around validation for the latter. Mobile money is, however, appropriate for individual accounts. Information is key in providing pathways for digitizing informal savings groups. Despite agent banking and mobile money being commonplace, savings groups are often

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State of the Digital Financial Services Market in Sierra Leone, 2018 Report

UNCDF

The Annual Provider Survey provides a comprehensive view of the state of the DFS market in Sierra Leone. Key challenges hindering the expansion and improvement of DFS in the country include regulatory barriers, limited digital skills of the target population and lack of interoperability between providers. Read more

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