Financial inclusion access and usage M&E dashboard

The M&E framework assesses financial inclusion based on Access, Uptake, and Usage dimensions.

FinScope SA 2019 Pocket Guide

Highlighting the usage of access to financial services in South Africa in 2019, to better understand market needs and attitudes of both informal and formal offerings.

SADC Innovation Challenge Lookbook

SADC Innovation Challenge objectives, competition timelines, the thematic challenges, the participant overview, and the in-country and regional winners.

African innovation refers to innovative technologies, start-ups, and programs developed by Africans for African needs and challenges – African Innovation Foundation

SADC Mobile Money Guidelines Report (English)

Mobile Money has evolved as a utility to provide financial services largely to the unbanked population.

South Africa to the Rest of SADC Remittance pricing report

In South Africa to the rest of SADC, Remittance Pricing report, presented are the findings from a mystery shopping exercise

South Africa to Rest of SADC Remittances 2020 Pocket Guide

Read more on the research findings on cross border remittances from South Africa to the rest of SADC 2020.

a significant portion of adult South Africans are exposed to the necessary delivery of cash to get their social grants

South Africa’s informal savings market thrives – R44 billion collectively saved in approximately 820,000 stokvels.

South Africa Youth month 2020

2020 South Africa Youth Month infographic dashboard using FinScope 2019 data

View the webinar on the research findings - cross border remittances from South Africa to the rest of SADC here

There is a lot of attention on the effects and impact of Covid-19 on our daily lives and we are immersed in stories from all sectors in South Africa.

National Covid-19 Livelihood Impact Indicators are now available!

Read more on COVID-19 livelihood impacts, health behaviours and awareness in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.

No country or continent is untouched by COVID-19; but developing markets will see more short- and long-term negative social and economic effects than the developed world.

We are currently collecting data for the COVID-19 Tracker. Click on the link to visit the website for more information.

How to ensure inclusive innovation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Factors which turn specific city regions into engine rooms for tech innovation and taking solutions to market.

Four findings from the DataHack4FI Innovation Competition.

Applying the Risk Based Approach in South Africa Report

Applying the Risk-Based Approach – Undertaking AML/CTF Risk Assessment of low-value remittance and banking products and services in South Africa

Below is an extract of our conversation, offering unique insight into a product impacting the lives of hundreds of thousands of migrants across South Africa:

While financial inclusion has risen to 68% globally, Sub Saharan Africa continues to lag with only 32% of its citizens having an account at a financial institution.

Explore our latest research on Digital Africa, the platform economy and associated financial services

The Shoprite cross-border money remittance product reached the R1 billion mark in January 2019

The current economic situation in South Africa presents a large number of people relying on the informal economy,

We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like

The second blog in our Measurement Frameworks series, building tools to measure how, and how much, consumers benefit from Financial Inclusion.

7 Applications for GIS Data

GIS is increasingly informing decision-making in financial inclusion.