Ethiopia’s blockchain deal is a watershed moment – for the technology, and for Africa

What has not been fully exploited is the unique features of blockchain technology that can improve the lives of people and businesses. These …

Nigeria is making progress with financial inclusion: Here’s how

The financial inclusion rate increased from 56.8% in 2016 to 63.2% in 2018

Financial inclusion: How Nigerian small-scale farmers are locked out

78% of rural small-scale farmers in Nigeria were financially excluded, according to research

Banking on a flimsy promise

The government is clueless about incentives it has promised under its Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana to bring every family under the formal …

3.3 billion people financially included, says World Bank

The latest Global Findex report points out that South Asia has the largest gender gap when it comes to financial inclusion

Nothing to bank on

The government’s much-hyped Direct Benefit Transfer programme has hit a roadblock. Banks have failed to meet the huge demand for opening …

Financial devolution

With increased funds and Centrally Sponsored Schemes, India’s states now urgently need the institutional mechanism to manage this responsibility

Jan Dhan Yojana: How the government started 15 million bank accounts in one day

The camps were mostly for accepting filled up forms, there is no guarantee when the actual account numbers would be generated

One bank account per household by August 2015: Can Modi achieve this target?

Rural banks have an untapped potential of Rs 15 to 20 lakh crore, says economist

Jan Dhan Yojana: Can 10 million bank accounts be opened in one day?

Calculations show each of the 60,000 camps being organised today by bank branches across rural India would have to process as many as 167 …

Rural development

Several flagship schemes have faced huge cuts in annual allocation