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Inclusive Fintech: Series A And Beyond

A new class of impact investment has now materialized that specifically focuses on fintech’s potential to widen

February 26, 2019

Digital Loans: A Wild Wild West?

When a disruptive new technology enters the market, it’s predictable what comes next: chaos. Without prior regulations

February 05, 2019

Can Insurtech Learn Best Practices For Selling To The BOP?

One year ago, Mondato Insight examined the factors behind low-take up of insurance products for low income customers,

December 03, 2018

Fearless Fintech: Chipping Away At The Gender Gap

“Usually at a financial conference, the line for the women’s room is the shorter one.” - Overheard

November 13, 2018

Beyond The Binaries: Mobile Money Access Revisited

Earlier this year, Mondato explored the insights emerging from the Global Findex data-set on financial inclusion, highlighting the

August 28, 2018

Digital Credit Is Easy, But Is It Too Easy?

Access to credit is a key element of financial inclusion, and over the past five years has become

MENA: A Digital Finance Desert Or Oasis?

There tends to be a great deal of reductionism when conversation turns to the Middle East and North

Global Findex 2017: West Africa Steps Into The Spotlight

When the World Bank's 2014 Global Findex numbers were published, the banner headline figures announced a

Impact Measurements: Driving Revenues In Emerging Markets?

One of the driving forces of digital finance and commerce (DFC) in emerging markets has hinged on its

Pensions Make Perfect: Roping In The Informal Economy

As melodramatic as it may sound, the slow extinction of the joint family, a system historically favored by

December 12, 2017

Aid Cycles And Financial Inclusion: Making A Dent?

Financial inclusion as an international policy objective didn't fully materialize until 2009, when delegates from 60

November 29, 2017

Mondato Summit Asia 2017: Emerging Asia’s DFC Moment

Fast growing Yangon was host of the fourth annual Mondato Summit Asia on November 28-29, 2017, focusing on

November 14, 2017

Stacking The Deck In India's Favor

Over the past several years, Mondato Insight has repeatedly turned its attention to Digital Finance and Commerce (DFC)

September 19, 2017

Finovate Fall: Fintech = Financial Inclusion?

The discourse around fintech has a habit of wrapping it in an angelic-like glow. On the surface level,

Alternative Delivery Channels: KPIs Unknown?

A few short weeks ago, Mondato debated the fate of the bank branch, an institution some in the

October 04, 2016

Post Offices: A Crucial Piece of Digital Finance Infrastructure?

Over the past year, Mondato Insight has noted the central role that logistics has to play in the

World Bank Findex 2014: Mobile Money Isn't the Only Show in Town

Last week the World Bank released the second wave of its ‘Global Findex‘: the results of a global

February 25, 2015

Unleashing India's Potential (Part 1)

In 2011, the last year for which the World Bank records data, just 35% of Indians over the

January 14, 2015

The Rise of the Cheap Smartphone

Moore’s Law observes that over the history of computing, processing speeds have doubled every two years. Whether

January 07, 2015

Is MFS in Africa Reaching Maturity?

In a Mondato Insight last summer, we discussed the problems associated with encouraging recycling of funds within a

December 03, 2014

Mobile, Data, and the Virtuous Circle

Policy-makers and innovators the world over have been turning their attention to the potential of data and “big

November 19, 2014

The Opportunity for Africa to Move Beyond P2P in MFS

Mobile financial services (MFS) consists of a wide range of offerings, from current and savings accounts and other

November 12, 2014

Mondato Summit Asia: The Highlights

Find out what were the quotable quotes and the insights you missed at Mondato Summit Asia 2014. (Scroll

September 11, 2014

Cutting Through the Red Tape in Java

There are few markets around the world that hold as much potential for MFS as Indonesia. Home to

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