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Micro savings, maximum impact.
First case study of WSBI's Savings and Retail Banking in Africa research series. WSBI's Scale2Save programme produced this case study on the waking of the Covid pandemic.
The Covid-19 pandemic is the most profound interruption to social and economic activity experienced in much of the world for
more than a century. The scale, timing and exact nature of disruption varies from country to country, but the pandemic has
caused a global recession, millions of job losses, and sharply increased poverty.
The financial sector plays a critical role in softening this macroeconomic shock. As the pandemic and its social and economic impact unfolded this case study aimed at answering the questions:
- How has the Covid-19 pandemic changed banking customer behaviour during the first months?
- How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected banks?
- How have African regulators responded to the pandemic?
Scale2Save
25/09/2023
WSBI as a catalyst for unlocking the potential of female entrepreneurs
13 October 2023, 9.30am-12pm Hôtel Du Golf Rotana Palmeraie, Marrakech I Morocco
01/03/2023
The State of Savings and Retail Banking in Africa
The WSBI has conducted two research reports tracking the progress of retail and savings banks in their financial inclusion efforts across Africa (2018, 2019).
22/02/2023
Driving Formal Savings: What Works for Low-Income Women?
While financial inclusion is expanding globally, the gender gap in access to financial services and products persists
19/12/2022
What a journey it has been!
Between 2016 and 2022 Scale2Save financially included more than 1.3 million women, young people and farmers in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Morocco, Senegal and
14/12/2022
The financial diaries revealed useful insights into young people’s savings, spending and income behavior
It examines their experience in respect to financial inclusion, support structures and opportunities for young entrepreneurs
09/12/2022
The Power of Community-Based Organizations to Mobilize Farmers’ Savings
In Ivory Coast, the world’s largest cocoa producer, cocoa is harvested twice a year, in May-June and in October-December. Between seasons, most smallholder farmers do not generate revenue
15/11/2022
How Can Small Scale Savings Be Offered Sustainably?
Learnings from the Scale2Save Program on successful business and institutional models
15/11/2022
Application of CGAP Customer Outcomes Framework in Uganda
This case study by WSBI's Scale2Save programme applied the CGAP customer outcome indicator framework to test the impact of a new basic savings product positioned in the financial inclusion market and…
10/11/2022
Driving formal savings: What works for low-income women
Gender-inclusive products need to be designed with low-income women’s needs in mind. Yet, the real question remains: What services do female customers value, prioritize and need? This learning paper…
10/11/2022
The art of change
Leaning paper by WSBI's Scale2Save programme for financial inclusion in Africa. A practical approach to changing behaviors of financial service providers for more meaningful outreach to low-income…
