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Blockchain: Opportunities for Private Enterprises in Emerging Markets

IFC report examines the potential and perils of blockchain with particular focus on financial sectors

International Finance Corporation report provides an overview of blockchain technology and its applications in emerging markets. Examines whether blockchain can be used to mitigate de-risking by financial institutions and looks closely at the financial services sector. Includes an overview of how blockchain plays into the wider spectrum of financial technology (FinTech) innovations and the resulting provision of financial services, and an analysis of blockchain's contribution to reaching the unbanked and underbanked in various emerging markets.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Oct 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion, Financial market infrastructure, Operational risk, FinTech

Sectors: Microfinance

The Business Case for Promoting Improved Gender Balance in Financial Institutions

TC note sets out arguments for increasing female participation on boards and in senior executive roles

Toronto Centre note discusses: i) business case and economic rationale for increasing women's representation on boards and in senior executive roles; ii) link between gender diversity and better corporate performance; iii) global overview of gender diversity initiatives undertaken by financial regulators and governments to drive progress on the representation of women on boards and in executive roles; and iv) best practices to foster higher gender diversity and more robust board recruitment practices.

Publisher: Toronto Centre Release date: Sep 2017

Type: TC Notes

Peer: Advancing Women's Digital Financial Inclusion , Women Matter: Making the Breakthrough, Improving the Gender Balance on British Boards , Women in the Boardroom: A Global Perspective

Topics: Corporate governance, Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Microfinance

Banking in the M-PESA Age

CGAP working paper discusses how mobile money has changed the banking habits of Kenyans

Consultative Group to Assist the Poor working paper explores key strategies that banks in Kenya have used to respond to mobile money, including: i) direct competition over a mobile channel; ii) collaboration with mobile money providers to offer banking services; and iii) industry coordination to create alternatives to existing mobile money products.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Sep 2017 Country: Kenya

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial market infrastructure, Consumer education and protection

Sectors: Microfinance

Consumer Protection in Digital Credit

CGAP report on consumer protection risks and opportunities for improved consumer use of digital credit

Consultative Group to Assist the Poor report explores new approaches to address risks and problems of digital credit in five areas: i) disclosure of loan terms and conditions; ii) marketing approaches to promote responsible borrowing; iii) appropriate and tailored products to meet the needs of specific consumer segments; iv) repayment and collections; and v) credit reporting and information sharing.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Aug 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion, Consumer education and protection, Transparency and disclosure

Sectors: Microfinance

Blockchains, Distributed Ledgers and Funds Transfers: An Overview

FSD Africa report looks at opportunities presented by distributed ledger technology

Financial Sector Deepening Africa report looks at opportunities presented by distributed ledger technology for new ways of performing fund transfers, payment settlement and regulatory oversight.

Publisher: Others Release date: Aug 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Operational risk, Financial market infrastructure

Sectors: Microfinance

Closing the Gender Gap: The Role of Financial Regulators

TC webcast provides overview of issues around gender equality and financial regulation

Toronto Centre webcast discusses: i) importance of gender equality and diversity; ii) why closing the gender gap is important; iii) what other countries are doing about gender equality and how Canada compares; and iv) what regulators and supervisors can do to close the gender gap.

Publisher: Toronto Centre Release date: Aug 2017

Type: TC Videos

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Microfinance

Guide to Increase Women's Financial Inclusion Through Digital Financial Services

USAIDand FHI 360 report on overcoming barriers to women's access to digital financial services in Bangladesh

United States Agency for International Development and FHI 360 report examines means to overcome barriers to women's access to digital financial services in terms of reach, content and approach in Bangladesh and elsewhere.

Publisher: Others Release date: Aug 2017 Country: Bangladesh

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Microfinance

The 2017 Brookings Financial and Digital Inclusion Project Report: Building a Secure and Inclusive Global Financial Ecosystem

Brookings study evaluates access to and usage of affordable financial services across 26 countries

Brookings Institution report identifies three key overall findings to advance financial inclusion: i) growth in national level recognition that financial inclusion is a key ingredient for sustainable development; ii) FinTech possesses tremendous potential to accelerate progress toward financial inclusion; and iii) countries must amplify investments in cybersecurity efforts and knowledge-sharing in order to fully reap the benefits of financial services innovation.

Publisher: Others Release date: Aug 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Peer: The 2016 Brookings Financial and Digital Inclusion Project Report: Advancing Equitable Financial Ecosystems , The 2015 Brookings Financial and Digital Inclusion Project Report: Measuring Progress on Financial Access and Usage

Topics: Consumer education and protection, Financial inclusion, Operational risk, FinTech, Cyber risk

Sectors: Microfinance

Bridging the Gender Gap: Promoting Women's Financial Inclusion

Tools and guidance from the AFI network

Alliance for Financial Inclusion publication comprises a set of toolkits, guidance notes, case studies, a survey report and an action plan to help narrow the gender gap in financial inclusion.

Publisher: Others Release date: Aug 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Microfinance

Banking on Women: Gender Intelligence for Banks - Moving the Needle on Gender Equality

IFC report analyzes the impact of a Pakistani bank's Gender Intelligence Training Program

International Finance Corporation report sets out results of efforts by Pakistani bank to address gender equality for both its women employees and women customers. Findings show: i) gender intelligence training led to a measurable increase in positive gender awareness among the trained population as compared to the untrained population; ii) positive effects observed among trained employees with regard to support for women at the banks and women's confidence level; iii) branches whose managers have been trained in gender intelligence outperform branches with untrained managers in terms of increased deposits by women; and iv) training needs to be part of a comprehensive strategy.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Aug 2017 Country: Pakistan

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion, Gender equality

Sectors: Microfinance

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382 records

Blockchain: Opportunities for Private Enterprises in Emerging Markets

The Business Case for Promoting Improved Gender Balance in Financial Institutions

Banking in the M-PESA Age

Consumer Protection in Digital Credit

Blockchains, Distributed Ledgers and Funds Transfers: An Overview

Closing the Gender Gap: The Role of Financial Regulators

Guide to Increase Women's Financial Inclusion Through Digital Financial Services

The 2017 Brookings Financial and Digital Inclusion Project Report: Building a Secure and Inclusive Global Financial Ecosystem

Bridging the Gender Gap: Promoting Women's Financial Inclusion

Banking on Women: Gender Intelligence for Banks - Moving the Needle on Gender Equality

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