There is increased emphasis on financial inclusion from the Government, regulators, banks, NGOs, and individuals. Proponents of development finance like Md. Yunus are going to the extent of making it as a fundamental right of an individual. But, there is demand as well as supply side constraints...

This paper discusses the business correspondent (BC)-agent banking model in India against the backdrop of community-based rural livelihood programs, its relevance in facilitating financial inclusion in underserved rural geographies, and its potential to address the gender gap in financial...

The first goal of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the absence of poverty to be achieved by 2030. Thus, access to and usage of financial services play an important role in achieving this, where ICT and digital technologies are the main tools, that describe it as a digital financial...

Agent banking is at a very primary stage in Bangladesh. This discussion paper attempts to address the key issues related to the development of agent banking operations and their effectiveness in financial inclusion in Bangladesh. Using primary and secondary data, we find that the effectiveness...