SADC FI

Mapping Financial Access Points in Lesotho

Measurement of financial inclusion (FI) has been informed by indicators of barriers to financial services (access), benchmarking and monitoring levels of uptake, assessing levels of usage, monitoring the quality of services provided and diagnosing the financial health of users. Countries with explicit FI policies tend to develop monitoring and evaluation frameworks which in turn is […]

• 2018• Blogs
SA FI

The Value of Savings Groups and Stokvels for Financial Inclusion in South Africa

The emphasis of financial inclusion is now on how more competitive financial markets can work better for poor people (Porteous, 2004). It acknowledges that increasing financial inclusion requires a better understanding of how services, formal and informal, can meet people’s needs (Ledgerwood and Jethani, 2013). The current economic situation in South Africa presents a large […]

• 2018• Blogs
Will the payment of interest on mobile money wallets encourage formal savings?

With more digital transactions being concluded, cash still dominates the scene.

• 2018• Blogs
Jump-starting mobile money innovation for the advancement of financial inclusion in Lesotho

A financially inclusive system serves every individual’s needs by empowering them to manage liquidity, achieve goals and face shocks, ultimately contributing to an improved quality of life. The use of formal financial services is limited in Lesotho, particularly for low-income and rural populations (69% of Basotho adults are estimated to live in rural areas [1]). […]

• Lesotho• 2018• Blogs

What We Do

Data For Financial Markets

Data is the new oil. Big data, small data, structured data, unstructured data, demand side data, supply side data… we live in a data rich world. With this data ecosystem, being so abundant and our research questions more complex than ever before, we can no longer only rely on limited traditional Financial Inclusion (FI) data solutions. Not only is there now a plethora of new data sources, but traditional data collection methods are becoming prohibitively expensive along with serious questions being raised about the quality and relevance of this research.

The DATA FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS programme was established to address these new data opportunities and challenges. The programme houses our new and improved gold standard FinScope Consumer & MSME survey offering, along with a suite of new products that include a low cost mobile data collection capability, Geospatial (GIS) solutions, a data portal housing numerous FI data sets and an Analytics capability than can generate insights from all data sources, including Big Data.

Products and Programmes

What We Do

Deepening Financial Inclusion

FinMark Trust runs a number of programmes in the SADC region aimed at deepening financial inclusion and de-veloping the inclusive financial sector, and the DFM products are integral to programme implementa-tion and delivery.

What We Do

Data For Financial Markets

What We Do

Deepening Financial Inclusion

SADC FI

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