ISSER and ReFinD host IPA senior research fellow and expert panel for webinar addressing DFS barriers

ISSER and ReFinD host IPA senior research fellow and expert panel for webinar addressing DFS barriers

The Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) and the ReFinD research initiative, in collaboration with Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), hosted a seminar to address the barriers hindering digital financial services (DFS) adoption in low- and middle-income countries.

Digital Finance Retail Distribution Networks in Low- and Middle Income Countries: A Research Agenda

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Markets for digital financial services (DFS) – particularly mobile money and agent banking – are growing rapidly in low- and middle-income countries and are being transformed by several digitalisation initiatives. Retail distribution and vendor networks are necessary building blocks for a robust digital finance ecosystem, due to their ability to convert money between physical cash and digital currency, and to serve as onboarding channels for a broader set of digital financial tools and services.