Our Response to RBI’s Consultative Document on Regulation of Microfinance
In this blog post, we present a summary of our response to the consultative document.
A Convening on ‘Emerging Customer Risks in Digital Lending in India’
A Convening on ‘Emerging Customer Risks in Digital Lending’ was conducted on April 22nd and 23rd, 2021, by Dvara Research Foundation in collaboration with the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP).
Digital consumer credit in India – time to take a close look
Dvara Research, in partnership with CGAP, co-organized a round table on customer risks in the digital lending space. Here is the proceedings
Expanding Health Coverage through Community Based Health Insurance
This note discusses how Community Based Health Insurance can improve access to healthcare and financial protection for vulnerable low- and middle-income populations
Universal Health Coverage: Case Study of Israel’s Managed Care Model
In this post, we closely examine how the Israeli health system is financed
Analysing the Financial Portfolio of Indian Households Following Different Faiths
In this deck, we analyse the financial portfolios of Indian households adhering to different religious faiths
A Demand-Side Approach to Measuring Financial Inclusion: Going Beyond Bank Account Ownership
In this paper, we create and validate a composite demand-side financial inclusion index to contribute to the literature on the measurement of financial inclusion
Providing grievance redress for financial disputes through Online Dispute Resolution
This post explores the promise of the Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) systems in improving the quality of redress available to consumers
Household Savings in the Time of COVID-19
In this post, we explore how the households’ surplus changed during the nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19
Women’s Mobile Phone Access and Use: Implications for Financial Services Providers
We undertook a study of how digitisation through mobile phones plays out among women and In this brief, we present findings relevant to financial service providers
