Women and youth in developing countries remain unserved or underserved by formal financial services. The rise of digital financial services (DFS), including mobile money, provides a promise to accelerate financial and economic inclusion to these population segments. As a result, both academic...

This paper examines global data on unbanked and underbanked consumers to highlight the role improved financial literacy and capability could play in motivating and enabling the safe and beneficial use of financial services. The paper uses Global Findex data, a demand-side survey on ownership and...

This article adds to case studies documenting the collaboration of private and state institutions in the construction of key modern technologies. Specifically, we contribute to the body of literature on the entrepreneurial state by documenting how state intervention in developing economies is...