Exploring access and inclusion for entrepreneurs in developing markets using financial technology
MISSION
Our MISSION is to identify the structural obstacles preventing entrepreneurs in developing markets from accessing capital.
VISION
Our VISION is to include all entrepreneurs in the global economy through an integrated financial infrastructure.
RESEARCH
Our RESEARCH involves conducting original ethnography in developing markets to understand the availability of economic and financial technologies.
Focus
Remittances
Every year, migrants send billions of dollars to support their families and create MSMEs. Advances in fintech is making it cheaper and faster to remit.
Microfinance
Microfinance institutions are assisting millions of families out of poverty by providing microcredit and other banking services for entrepreneurs.
Cash Transfers
Direct unconditional cash transfers help those most in need to make ends meet and support their families through entrepreneurial ventures.
Research
Yemen
We are conducting research in the greater Sana'a area to gauge current trends in remittances from overseas. Recipients are completing surveys to better understand how mobile phone technology can improve cashless transactions.
Learn more here.
Philippines
Microfinance and remittances are helping millions of Filipinos out of severe poverty by providing entrepreneurial opportunities for sustainable livelihoods.
To learn more, contact us here.
Pakistan
Pakistanis living and working overseas remitted $28 billion in 2020. These remittances help families make ends meet and to pursue entrepreneurial activities.
To learn more, contact us here.