Title:
Mass retail banking: how savings banks in Africa, Asia and Latin America can provide usable services to the poor
Mass retail banking: how savings banks in Africa, Asia and Latin America can provide usable services to the poor
Paper Type:
Research Papers
Research Papers
Date:
May 2012
May 2012
Summary:
World Savings Banks Institute (WSBI) is working with savings banks in order to double the number of savings accounts in the hands of the poor. This specific study relates to sharing lessons under the programme funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. OPM consultants along with POFIB Development, a specialist Dutch postal financial services consultancy, have been working with WSBI to document the product features and assess how savings banks can provide usable services to the poor.
The paper can be accessed by following the link below.
World Savings Banks Institute (WSBI) is working with savings banks in order to double the number of savings accounts in the hands of the poor. This specific study relates to sharing lessons under the programme funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. OPM consultants along with POFIB Development, a specialist Dutch postal financial services consultancy, have been working with WSBI to document the product features and assess how savings banks can provide usable services to the poor.
The paper can be accessed by following the link below.
External Links:
Mass retail banking: how savings banks in Africa, Asia and Latin America can provide usable services to the poor
Blog: Perfect for the poor: mass retail banking
Mass retail banking: how savings banks in Africa, Asia and Latin America can provide usable services to the poor
Blog: Perfect for the poor: mass retail banking