Financial Inclusion Archives

Rethinking Financial Inclusion: Amplifying the Voices of Savings Account Clients

As we prepare for the launch of the 2024 Microfinance Index, we're committed to further amplifying the voices of savings account clients.

Insights from three top-performing financial service providers

60 Decibels' Microfinance Index Top Impact Awards are a recognition of top performance in delivering financial services and making a positive impact on the lives of their clients, relative to their peers. We asked 3 of our 2023 awardees to share insights into how their business operations have contributed to achieving top scores across multiple indicators – here's what they had to say!

New Insights on Microfinance Lending Methodologies

To help the microfinance sector better serve different groups of clients, we’ve released a new data analysis report about lending methodologies based on phone interviews with 30,680 microfinance clients globally.

Wrap-Around Services Are Changing the Face of Microfinance – For the Better

New research from the 2023 Microfinance Index shows the impact of going beyond credit.

New Insights on Gender and Microfinance

To help the microfinance sector better serve women clients in microfinance, we’ve released a new report based on phone interviews with 50,228 microfinance clients globally, of which 66% or 32,712 clients are women.

Visa Report: Unlocking the Benefits of Digital Payments for Micro & Small Businesses in Mexico

This paper examines the results of a survey that gathered insights from 753 micro and small businesses in Mexico.

The relationship between microfinance and climate resilience

Our research reveals a positive correlation between microloan borrowers' ability to handle a major emergency expense and their improved financial management and savings balance. This underscores the critical role of microfinance in enabling clients, especially women, to build resilience against financial shocks.

Anecdotal Evidence Won’t Help Us Understand Financial Inclusion

Thoughts from our CEO Sasha Dichter on the importance of objectively quantifying the impacts of microfinance.

Southeast Asia Financial Service Providers 2023 Impact Report

This addendum was prepared by 60 Decibels and funded by the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP).

Las microfinanzas para mujeres

¿Ampliar el acceso a fondos genera cambios en su calidad de vida? Explora el poder transformador de las microfinanzas en la vida de las mujeres. Descubre cómo Pro Mujer planea mejorar sus productos a través de la medición del impacto para lograr sostenibilidad y equidad a largo plazo.

Unpacking Earned Wage Access with Paymenow

Paymenow's 60dB Impact Measurement Report revealed that 94% of customers report improved quality of life.

60 Decibels Financial Inclusion Benchmarks

A free, interactive tool that enables financial service providers, investors and sector bodies to compare their social performance through never-before published, high-quality impact data.

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Rethinking Financial Inclusion: Amplifying the Voices of Savings Account Clients

Insights from three top-performing financial service providers

New Insights on Microfinance Lending Methodologies

Wrap-Around Services Are Changing the Face of Microfinance – For the Better

New Insights on Gender and Microfinance

Visa Report: Unlocking the Benefits of Digital Payments for Micro & Small Businesses in Mexico

The relationship between microfinance and climate resilience

Anecdotal Evidence Won’t Help Us Understand Financial Inclusion

Southeast Asia Financial Service Providers 2023 Impact Report

Las microfinanzas para mujeres

Unpacking Earned Wage Access with Paymenow

60 Decibels Financial Inclusion Benchmarks

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