Nepal Annual Monitor 2015
Nepal is a newcomer to the digital financial services (DFS) space, with most efforts being small scale with branch less banking deployments. Most banks simply lack a long-term vision to create alternate distribution channels to reach the ‘last mile,’...
MM4P/UNCDF, (2015)
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Assessment of Agent Networks in Nepal
This report focuses on assessing the existing agent networks1 in Nepal, so that the correct steps can be taken to popularize both access to and use of financial services through bank-led agent banking. After the release of electronic banking regulat...
MM4P/UNCDF, (2014)
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Potential Agents in Nepal
In Nepal, numerous financial institutions in a variety of forms—such as banks, savings and credit co-operatives (SACCOs) and micro-finance institutions—are engaged in expanding access to finance for the Nepalese people. Despite these efforts, a signi...
MM4P/UNCDF, (2014)
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Digital Finance Product Concepts For Central and Eastern Nepal
This report presents product concepts that will help financial service providers (FSPs) that wish to launch digital financial services (DFS) in Nepal adopt a product suite strategy and develop DFS products for Central and Eastern Nepal.Nepal has five...
MM4P/UNCDF, (2015)
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Digital Financial Services In Uganda 2014- Briefing Note 1
Uganda’s digital financial services (DFS) market is led by mobile network operators (MNOs), with the main operators—MTN and Airtel—managing the vast majority of users and transactions. Uganda is considered to be one of the markets with the potential ...
MM4P/UNCDF, (2014)
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Digital Financial Services In Zambia 2014- Briefing Note 1
Digital financial services (DFS) came early to Zambia, with the payment service provider
Celpay launching in 2002 and Zoona in 2009. Only much later were DFS launched by mobile
network operators (MNOs) Airtel in 2011 and MTN in late 2012. Despite a...
MM4P/UNCDF, (2014)
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A Customer’s Journey Towards Using Financial Services In Nepal: First Steps To Access Financial Services
Imagine a savings account that requires you to walk 20 kilometres to make your first transaction. Sound intriguing? Are you ready to sign up?
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MM4P/UNCDF, (2015)
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Digital Financial Services in Nepal - Scaling Up Digital Financial Services In Rural Areas
Nepal is a landlocked country with picturesque, mountainous terrain. The geographical diversity makes it a challenging place for digital financial services (DFS) deployments, mainly because of low population density, poor connectivity and infrastruct...
MM4P/UNCDF, (2015)
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Digital Finance Product Concepts for Western Nepal
The Western regions of Nepal, unlike their Central and Eastern counterparts, are characterised by low population density and high incidence of poverty. The Western regions comprise 45 percent of the total population of Nepal, though they constitute 6...
MM4P/UNCDF, (2015)
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Digital Financial Services in Nepal- Selecting Agents for Financial Services in Nepal
Agent banking has been considered around the world as an additional channel for delivering financial services. However, deployments are challenged with keeping agents motivated, reducing attrition and making the model sustainable. Agent selection has...
MM4P/UNCDF, (2015)
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Digital Financial Services in Nepal - Understanding the Hurdles to Scale Agent Banking in Nepal
Customer perspective is an important factor often overlooked when formal financial institutions plan the delivery of financial services, especially through the agent banking channel. It is important to note that the customer we are talking about here...
MM4P/UNCDF, (2015)
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Mobile Money for the Poor
The objective of the conference was to bring different stakeholders together to discuss the promotion of branch-less and mobile financial services to achieve greater financial inclusion, as well as look at the role of policy and regulation in expandi...
MM4P/UNCDF, (2014)
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Digitizing Social Security Allowances in Nepal
In Nepal, shifting the transfer of social security allowances (SSA) from manual to digital means will lead to significant savings and increased efficiency. Savings will enable the Government to putmore resources into health and education. Digitizatio...
MM4P/UNCDF, (2016)
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