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Part 1 of a two-part series on the learnings and takeaways from a Household Finance course.
Data and trends of digital payments in India.
A few insights from the field on possible reasons for low account usage.
Insights from the India sample of the Global Findex 2017.
The rationale stated by RBI was that this would level the playing field between foreign and domestic banks with regard to these targets, which it does indeed, albeit to the extent that in the short term, now foreign banks may also have to follow strategies similar to those of their domestic counterparts to build their loan books for these subcategories.
This blog post does two things. It explains why data privacy matters and why global developments – particularly changes in the law – are going to make it matter.
To mark the occasion we share below a few publications/reports that throw light on the gender-finance equation. If you have a favourite paper or publication that needs to be on this list, please do share in the comments section below.
Last week, the period for the public to respond with comments on the White Paper of the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India (the White Paper) ended. The document was released on 27 November 2017 by the Committee of Experts to deliberate on a data protection framework for the country, established by the Ministry for Electronics […]
As 2017 draws to a close we look back at some of the top developments in the financial sector and summarise the dominant trends that have emerged from the year gone by.
In all our research efforts, we strive to maintain an independent voice that speaks for the low-income household and household enterprises. Our ability to perform this function is significantly enhanced by our commitment to disseminate as a pure public good, all the intellectual capital that we create.
