Niamh Barry, Natasha Beale, Carson Christiano, and Alexandra Wall FiDA is publishing a series on insights derived from an analysis of the latest Digital Finance Evidence Gap Map (EGM) update. …

There were 690 million registered mobile money accounts as of December 2017. The digitization of a pre-existing behavior — sending and receiving money — is clearly valued in many markets. …

This post has been co-authored by Niamh Barry from the FiDA Partnership, and Natasha Beale, Carson Christiano, and Alexandra Wall from the Digital Credit Observatory (DCO) at the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA). Credit is a powerful tool in providing liquidity: credit can smooth consumption during financial shocks, provide…

FiDA is publishing a mini series on various insights derived from an analysis of the latest Evidence Gap Map (EGM) update. This is the second blog, others will include impact insights on digital credit and payments and transfers, the design and delivery of various products, and where (people and location)…

Saving is a sound financial practice, particularly for people with lower or fluctuating incomes. Savings help people cope with a poor harvest or a sick family member. Sufficient savings can secure the continuation of children’s educations or allow for the expansion or diversification of a business. …

FiDA launched the first Digital Finance Evidence Gap Map (EGM) in November 2017 with 40 studies, covering 41 different products. A year on, the EGM includes 55 studies, covering 60 products. Each year reveals more insights on the impact of various digital finance products. In the coming weeks, FiDA is…

Spoiler: Snapshot 15: “Approaches to determining the impact of digital finance programs,” is not the key to a cheap, fast impact method that works with any program. Blame complexity — and the digital finance community’s many innovations. If we replicated similar products with similar clients, in similar markets, then, maybe…

Grace is 55 years old; she has a primary school education and a small business selling produce in her village. Her husband owns a mobile phone, but she does not. Benson is 30 years old; he has a secondary school education, and works in the city as a taxi driver…

The Partnership for Finance in a Digital Africa (FiDA Partnership) are thrilled to introduce the Digital Finance Evidence Gap Map (EGM) and the Digital Finance EGM Analysis: Paving the Impact Pathway report, which we believe fill a critical gap in knowledge about the impact of digital financial products on resource-constrained…