Having that awkward conversation: Using mobile research to get more honest answers from people Aug 15, 2017 I bought myself a fitness band recently and I’ve found it quite useful in encouraging me to get off the couch.
Thinking outside the (financial inclusion) measurement box Jul 24, 2017 The third blog in our Measurement Frameworks series incorporates learnings from the retail sector on how consumers use products and engage with services.
Measurement through the consumer lens Jul 06, 2017 The second blog in our Measurement Frameworks series, building tools to measure how, and how much, consumers benefit from Financial Inclusion.
Then and now: Shaping our latest tools in financial inclusion Jun 29, 2017 The first of three blogs in our Introduction to Measurement Frameworks series, discussing how we focus on improving Financial Incusion.
15 innovations in data collection methods: Broadening the financial inclusion survey toolkit Jun 20, 2017 The widespread use of the mobile phone and other smart devices has presented researchers with a golden platform to collect data in more innovative and creative ways.
7 innovations in quantitative research: Broadening the financial inclusion survey toolkit Jun 15, 2017 Discussing some innovative quantitative methods that could be used when conducting financial inclusion research.
10 innovations in qualitative research: Broadening the financial inclusion survey toolkit Jun 12, 2017 Innovative research techniques help us to delve deeper into the dynamics of financial inclusion.
The tip of the (data) iceberg in Uganda May 04, 2017 Faith started her enterprise with her own income and lacks access to finance to grow beyond the few fruit stalls she owns.
The data effects of mobile money in Uganda Mar 29, 2017 As you leave Kampala and its busy streets, you head into rural Uganda where you exchange small shops
Farming for data in Kenya Mar 16, 2017 Thoughts from the first event in the #DataHacks4FI meet-up series in Naroibi
A river gets full through its tributaries: Mar 10, 2017 Building mutually beneficial financial inclusion communities through data
Closing gaps, building bridges Nov 09, 2016 Getting ready for the i2i and FSD Tanzania workshop on spatial data for business intelligence
Good intentions Oct 31, 2016 Why what you measure in financial inclusion is so important to the outcomes you achieve
Talking about Data in the Land of a Thousand Hills Oct 19, 2016 4th MasterCard Foundation Symposium on Financial Inclusion
A balancing act Sep 22, 2016 Using innovation to enhance financial inclusion whilst protecting personal data
Why a plastic bottle trumps a bank account Sep 14, 2016 Patience, a restaurant owner in Goma in the eastern DRC, has a dream of owning her own land.
It’s not you, it’s me Jul 10, 2016 Why the problem with demand-side surveys is not the respondents’ answers, but the questions we ask them
I’ll see you in court! Jun 26, 2016 In recent times most law courts in Africa have not been suitable places to enforce or defend low-value retail credit contracts
The many face survey May 14, 2016 Revisiting the role of technology in demand-side surveys in lower tech and lower literacy environments
Alternative Data 'Lends' a Hand Mar 25, 2016 Worried about how to improve your credit score? At least you have one.
Impact: if you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far Mar 09, 2016 They say that “if you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together.”
GIS data and improved investment planning for FSPs Feb 14, 2016 More and more financial service providers (FSPs) are looking to data to inform investment decisions
Deepening measurement in financial inclusion Feb 10, 2016 You manage what you measure and thus it is important to have a measurement framework that drives the right behaviour.