Mobile money is a recent innovation that provides financial transaction services via mobile
phone, including to the unbanked global poor. The technology has spread rapidly in the …

Financial services can help drive development. They help people escape poverty by
facilitating investments in their health, education, and businesses. And they make it easier to …

Given its superior importance of digital agricultural solutions to overcome challenges in
agricultural activities, many of the solutions are in face of challenges to scale in Sub …

Abstract Information, which can arrive in multiple forms, is a fundamental component of all
financial transactions and markets. We define hard and soft information and describe the …

Financial technology (fintech) is rapidly transforming the economy as well as the financial
landscape in China. This paper attempts to shed light on its contributing factors, current …

In 2011 the World Bank—with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation—
launched the Global Findex database, the world's most comprehensive data set on how …

This article highlights why the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has focused on financial
inclusion to advance women's economic empowerment and drive progress on gender …

Rural microfinance must contend with the triple challenges of isolation, small‐scale
transactions, and risk. These challenges result in information asymmetries and transaction …

This study examines the impact of financial inclusion on economic growth using panel data
of 22 sub-Sahara African (SSA) countries during the period spanning from 2012 to 2018 …

While much progress has been made in promoting inclusive finance through the ownership
of a basic personal account, billions of people in developed and emerging markets are still …