Access to credit by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) remains challenging inMaldives. Data on access to finance for MSMEs is missing and the Maldives Monetary Authority(MMA) does not collect...
Access to credit by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) remains challenging in Botswana. Lack of access to credit has both demand and supply side challenges. There are demand side challenges such...
This technical note is structured in the following manner. Section two provides an overview of the main barriers and frictions that SMEs face to access finance. Section three explores how digitization...
This Technical Note discusses household indebtedness issues in Chile from a financial consumer protection perspective. The note discusses over-indebtedness concerns and other creditrelated issues practices...
Fintech is increasingly recognized as a key enabler for financial sectors worldwide, enabling more efficient and competitive financial markets while expanding access to finance for traditionally underserved...
FinTech Note is a World Bank Group (WBG) series that explores the role of FinTech (the confluence of 'finance' and 'technology') in economic development, with an emphasis on financial inclusion. The purpose...
This report discusses the financial sector context in Ghana, the major financing gaps in the country, the global experience with DFIs, and identifies key aspects associated with the proposed DFI’s design...
The report discusses key policy issues that enable and constrain digital savings market development and offers policy considerations within the context of the G20’s High-Level Principles for Digital Financial...