Marketing of Microfinance for Rural Women

2017 ◽  
pp. 153-184
Author(s):  
Pallavi Mathur ◽  
Parul Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Transaction Cost ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Rural Economic Development ◽  
The Poor ◽  
High Transaction Cost ◽  
Poor Population

Microfinance, the provision of financial services to poor and under-served societies, has emerged as one of the most promising possibilities for stimulating rural economic development through local enterprise. Banking sector in India has proved to be one of the largest sectors in the Indian financial system. Earlier banks restrained from lending to the poor due to high transaction cost and high credit risk involved in dealing with such kind of population. Microfinance programme aims at reaching out to the poor population especially women thus fulfilling the objectives under the financial inclusion.

scholarly journals The Nexus between Mobile Money Regulation, Innovative Technology and the Promotion of Financial Inclusion in Zimbabwe

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 1-33
Author(s):  
Howard Chitimira ◽  
Elfas Torerai
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Regulatory Framework ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Mobile Money ◽  
The Poor

The advent of mobile money innovations has given people in rural areas, informal settlements and other poor communities an opportunity to participate in Zimbabwe's mainstream financial economy. However, the technology-driven money services have presented some challenges to the traditional banking sector in general and the regulation of financial services in particular. Firstly, most mobile money services are products of telecommunication corporations, which are not banks. Telecommunication companies use their network reach to provide mobile money services via mobile devices at a cheaper cost than banks across the country in Zimbabwe. As such, banks face unprecedented competition from telecommunications companies that are venturing into financial services. It also appears that prudential regulation of banks cannot keep up with the fast pace at which technological innovations are developing and this has created a disjuncture between the regulation and the use of technological innovations to promote financial inclusion in Zimbabwe. The Banking Act [Chapter 24:20] 9 of 1999, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 22:15] 5 of 1999 and the National Payment Systems Act [Chapter 24:23] 21 of 2001 have a limited scope in terms of the regulation of mobile money services in Zimbabwe. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development launched the National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2016-2020 to provide impetus to the financial inclusion of the poor, unbanked and low-income earners in Zimbabwe. However, the NFIS appears to push more for bank-led financial inclusion than it does for innovation-driven initiatives such as mobile money services. This article highlights the positive influence of mobile money services in improving financial inclusion for the poor, unbanked and low-income earners in Zimbabwe. The article also seeks to point out gaps and flaws in the financial services regulatory framework that may limit the potential of mobile money services to reach more people so that they actively participate in the Zimbabwean economy. It is submitted that the Zimbabwean mobile money services regulations and the financial regulatory framework should be carefully amended in line with the recent innovations in mobile money to adequately regulate the use of mobile money services and innovative technology to address the financial exclusion of the poor, unbanked and low-income earners in Zimbabwe.

scholarly journals Effects of Financial Dualism and Inclusion on Economic Development in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
G. I. Anyanwu ◽  
P. A. Okere ◽  
N. F. Adioha
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Ordinary Least Square ◽  
Monetary Authorities

This study examined the effects of financial dualism and inclusion on the economic development in Nigeria. Data were obtained principally from primary sources, interviews and questionnaires.  The sample for the study consisted of one hundred (100) respondents randomly selected from shop owners in Eke Ugwu market, in owerri capital territory. The qualitative data were transformed into quantitative form with the use of likert scale. The ordinary least square (OLS) estimation technique was employed to test for relationship in the model. The study revealed a significant relationship between financial inclusion and economic development in Nigeria. The study further revealed that the delivery of quality financial services at affordable price and terms to the generality of the populace especially the disadvantaged and lower income segment of the society is the essence of financial inclusion. This study therefore recommends that the monetary authorities should ensurethat banks offer prompt and timely services. Neck-to-measure services should be produced and made available to customers at affordable prices.  Again, Banks and other financial institutions should design appropriate packages that will assist in collaborating with the informal financial institutions so that the funds so far mobilized by them are integrated into the banking sector. This will reduce the volume of currency outside the banking sector.

Role of Microfinance in Financial Inclusion in India

2021 ◽  
pp. 336-357
Author(s):  
Madhuri Malhotra
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Economic Benefit ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Modes Of Operation ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Status

The purpose of this chapter is to critically evaluate the status of microfinance in India, the types, characteristics, and modes of operation of MFIs. It also highlights the main differences between commercial baking and microfinance institutions and examines the extent to which banks fulfill financial requirements and of whom? This chapter presents a linkage among microfinance institutions, financial inclusion, and economic development on a country. The study reveals that MFIs contribute in the upliftment of the society leading to economic benefit to the country as a whole. It makes the reader realize the importance of microfinance in the economic development of a country which cannot be realized just by uplifting the structured and most sophisticated banking sector. Handholding of the poor and rural population is required in order to accelerate the process of financial inclusion and thereby reaching the goal of economic development.

Examining the Viability of Social Responsibility of Microfinance by the Bank Compartamos, Mexico

2019 ◽  
pp. 165-186
Author(s):  
José G. Vargas-Hernández ◽  
María Alejandra Santos Huerta ◽  
Kinkini Bhattacharjee
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Market Share ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Inverse Correlation ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Base Of The Pyramid ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The People ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Poor Population

Microfinance achieves financial inclusion to the poor population stimulating the creation of sources of income and employment. Banco Compartamos is an institution that has more market share and has more than 20 years providing financial services to their specific sector of the population. The chapter analyzes the viability of social responsibility of microfinancing by the Compartamos banco of Mexico for the period 2002-2015. The results show that microfinance working on social responsibility by the Compartamos Banco is not viable as there are the results of inverse correlation results. However, the banco served some social responsibility by means of pulling people out of poverty. It further concludes that these organizations fulfill their main objective, which is to benefit the people of the base of the pyramid in Mexico.

Role of Microfinance in Financial Inclusion in India

2018 ◽  
pp. 322-343
Author(s):  
Madhuri Malhotra
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Economic Benefit ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Modes Of Operation ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Status

The purpose of this chapter is to critically evaluate the status of microfinance in India, the types, characteristics, and modes of operation of MFIs. It also highlights the main differences between commercial baking and microfinance institutions and examines the extent to which banks fulfill financial requirements and of whom? This chapter presents a linkage among microfinance institutions, financial inclusion, and economic development on a country. The study reveals that MFIs contribute in the upliftment of the society leading to economic benefit to the country as a whole. It makes the reader realize the importance of microfinance in the economic development of a country which cannot be realized just by uplifting the structured and most sophisticated banking sector. Handholding of the poor and rural population is required in order to accelerate the process of financial inclusion and thereby reaching the goal of economic development.

FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN NORTHEAST INDIA:A SWOT ANALYSIS

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepjyoti Choudhury
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Literacy Rate

Accumulation of human capital has always paved the way for economic development provided the accumulation and savings are organised and structured by a formal credit institution. But regions where majority of the populations reside in rural areas, with low infrastructure and literacy rate, the benefits of a formalised credit institutions have always not been tasted. Timely availability of credit and timely saving of the capital is of great necessity for the wellbeing of weak and deprived section of the population and thereby creating greater economic development. For instance the Credit-Deposit ratio of Northeast India to Rest of India is 35:73, which is a clear indicator of unutilised bank's resources in Northeast India. Financial Inclusion has been thought as an answer to bank the unbanked and bring the weaker sections of society specially the rural people under the umbrella of authorised financial services provided by regulated financial institutions. The technological revolution and the vast use of ICT in banking sector has paved a way for the financial institution and are adopting branchless banking as their strategy. Branchless banking is expected to make their efforts successful towards financial inclusion. In this paper attempt has been made to understand the concept of Branchless banking and how it can be implemented in Northeast India.

INDIVIDUAL’s BEHAVIOR AND ACCESS TO FINANCE: EVIDENCE FROM PALESTINE

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
FADI HASSAN SHIHADEH
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Economic Stability ◽  
Global Institutions ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Financial Infrastructure ◽  
Financial Transactions

Governments and global institutions are working to enhance economic development as a key for sustainability by including disadvantaged people (including the poor, women, youth, and illiterate) in the financial system. This paper uses the World Bank Global Findex Database (2014) for 1000 Palestinians to examine the influence of individual behavior on financial inclusion in Palestine. This study used empirical methods to determine whether individual socioeconomic characteristics influence financial inclusion in Palestine. The results indicated that females were less likely to be included in financial transactions, especially transactions involving borrowing and formal accounts. Further, we learned that borrowing behavior in Palestine leans toward informal sources. Formal institutions have made remarkable efforts to develop an inclusive financial infrastructure in Palestine. However, the country’s unstable political climate continues to impede economic stability and individuals’ motivation to use formal financial resources such as credit. More efforts to specifically encourage youth, the poor, and women to use formal banking could enhance their access to financial services. Adopting Islamic financial services, and online banking would also improve financial inclusion for all of Palestine’s citizens and drive sustainable development. Further, theoretical and empirical studies of Palestine’s economic development are recommended.

scholarly journals Challenges Facing Financial Inclusion Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Tea Kasradze
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Financial Products ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Poor Population

Financial inclusion is often considered as an access to financial resources for the wide public and small and medium-sized businesses, although it is a much broader concept and includes a wide range of access to quality financial products and services, including loans, deposit services, insurance, pensions and payment systems. Mechanisms for protecting the rights of consumers of financial products and services are also considered to be subject to financial inclusion. Financial inclusion acquires great importance during the pandemic and post-pandemic period. The economic crisis caused by the pandemic is particularly painful for low-income vulnerable population. A large part of the poor population who were working informally has lost source of income due to lockdown from the pandemic. Remittances have also been reduced / minimized, as the remitters had also lost jobs and are unable to send money home. Today, when people die from Coronavirus disease, it may be awkward to talk about the financial side of a pandemic, but the financial consequences can be far-reaching if steps are not taken today to ensure access to and inclusion of financial resources. The paper examines the impact of the pandemic on financial inclusion and the responses of the governments and the financial sectors to the challenge of ensuring the financial inclusion of the poor population and small and medium enterprises.

The First Android Based Sharia Fintech Innovation In Indonesia To Increase Inclusive and Literate on Society’s Finance

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 01-19
Author(s):  
Suhartono Suhartono ◽  
Juniato Sidauruk ◽  
Octa Pratama Putra ◽  
Syamsul Bahri ◽  
Martias Martias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Services ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Technology Industry ◽  
Technical Procedure ◽  
Interview Session ◽  
Personal Finances ◽  
Financial Technology

Technology has become the part of today’s people life. Then, it is actually close to the application of it. Absolutely, it has example; such as the electricity for having more sophisticated in financial technology (Fin-Tech). The simplicity and speed of this technology have led people to adopt it in everyday’s life. One of the innovations in developing business and the economy, especially in the banking sector, is currently to develop Fintech (Financial Technology) which is able to facilitate all types of buying and selling transactions, investments and fundraising. Next, the purpose of this study is to explain and provide an understanding of the technical, procedures and benefits of the application, it is called Sharia FinTech. Then, it is also to contribute to the literature on the capacity of the latest technological and non-technological innovations. The research method used is descriptive research method with a qualitative approach. It is to describe and explore the phenomena in the form of engineering human innovation in the financial technology industry. It is done by taking into account the characteristics, quality, and interrelationships between activities It has several aspects; they are: conducting the observation, having an interview session, creating the documentation, and the last one is doing the Literature review. The result of this study is to increase the knowledge, skills and confidence of the community in managing personal finances to be better and to provide access to be having convenient and accountable financial services. Afterwards, this study linits on explaining and providing an understanding of the technical, procedure and benefits of Sharia Fintech for all people in need. Thence, the limitation of the research only discusses the role of Islamic Fintech in increasing the public financial inclusion and literacy. As for the the next researchers, they can be even wider by adding the collaboration of fintech and the banking world. The novelty of this research is the use of the android application as a digital platform in financial inclusion and literacy.

Financial Inclusion in India

2016 ◽  
pp. 95-104
Author(s):  
Rohit Bhattacharya
Keyword(s):  
Financial Services ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
Road Map ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Financial Exclusion ◽  
The World

The concept of Financial Inclusion is not a new one. It has become a catchphrase now and has attracted the global attention in the recent past. Lack of accessible, affordable and appropriate financial services has always been a global problem. It is estimated that about 2.9 billion people around the world do not have access to formal sources of banking and financial services. India is said to live in its villages, a convincing statement, considering that nearly 72% of our population lives there. However, a significant proportion of our 650,000 odd villages does not have a single bank branch to boast of, leaving swathes of the rural population in financial exclusion. RBI has reported that the financial exclusion in India leads to the loss of GDP to the extent of one per cent (RBI, Working Paper Series (DEPR): 8/2011). Financially excluded people, consistently, depend on money lenders even for their day to day needs, borrowing at excessive rates to finally get caught in a debt trap. In addition, people in far-off villages are completely unaware of financial products like insurance, which could protect them in adverse situation. Therefore, financial inclusion is a big necessity for our country as a large chunk of the world's poor resides here. Access to finance by the poor and vulnerable groups is a prerequisite for poverty reduction and social cohesion. Present paper is an attempt to highlight the present efforts of financial inclusion in India its future road map, its challenges etc.

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