Author: Dvara Research

In the first post of this series on the three Future of Finance Initiative (FFI) workshops hosted in April, we focused on the workshop on digital payments.

The below table summarises, along some key dimensions, the stress testing methodologies adopted by the central banks in India, US, UK and EU to assess the stability of their banking system.

We are within striking distance of every Indian having access to a bank account and being able to easily send and receive payments. We should care deeply that millions of Indians are still turning to expensive informal financial services in the face of seasonal and volatile incomes, despite years of trying to improve access to basic financial services.

June 1st marks the 9th anniversary of KGFS since it first began its operations in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. From opening its first branch in the Karambayam village, KGFS now has 221 branches spread across around 2000 villages of Tamil Nadu, Orissa and Uttrakhand, catering to over 715,000 customers.

In April, the Future of Finance Initiative (FFI) hosted a series of closed door workshops with a small set of digital financial service providers focusing on payments, credit and investments.

In the below video we share a brief conversation with Mr. Ulrich Hess, GIZ.

Natural disasters leave behind them a tale of death and destruction that affects the economy on the whole and severely impacts communities, especially low-income households, which bear its brunt.

These less-discussed applications of fintech can transform microloan pricing and personal finance, leading to fair lending and wider inclusion

These less-discussed applications of fintech can transform microloan pricing and personal finance, leading to fair lending and wider inclusion