Financial inclusion has been a global development policy priority over the last two decades. Financial inclusion involves providing access to basic financial services and the use of basic financial services to improve the welfare of individuals, households and businesses. This paper identifies...

The study develops a comprehensive scale of trust in the financial system, to account for its various dimensions. A multistage approach is adopted in the study for this purpose. After reviewing relevant literature and conducting focused group discussions, we collected data from investors through...

Financial Inclusion is not a new phenomenon. In India, the initial efforts for Financial Inclusion can be traced in the 1904 with the beginning of the co-operative movement. Many researchers worked on Financial Inclusion, after reviewing the literature we identified, number of plans and...

Financial inclusion involves the provision of basic formal financial services to members of society. Policy efforts and collaboration with the private sector have helped to increase the level of financial inclusion in many countries. Such efforts give rise to net winners and net losers from...

This article advocates a new addition to the theories of financial inclusion which is the institutional theory of financial inclusion. The case for a new theory arises from the role of institutions or non-market structures in influencing the level of financial inclusion. Postulating an...