Publications
September 2016
August 2016
Human centered design Africa toolkit
This toolkit has been designed to help you generate solutions in many different fields of interest, from agriculture, to manufacturing, to banking and new technology. Throughout we use examples from some industries, but the process is equally applicable across the board. No matter which industry sector you are designing for, the human centered design (HCD) […]
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August 2016
The intrinsic and instrumental value of money and resource management for people’s well-being in rural Kenya
Uncovering the intrinsic ways in which money and resource management contribute to the well-being of people.
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Financial service providers Government and Regulators Publications Value of financeTags
Access creating value Credit Digital payments finance and living well Financial Diaries Financial services financial solutions Informal sector Poverty Risk Rural livelihoods Savings social value Usage value
July 2016
Chart of the week: Credit in Kenya, who uses it and who provides it?
This chart examines the usage and sources of credit in Kenya from the 2016 FinAccess household survey. The plot on the left displays the percentage of adults by wealth group who reported to be currently using a loan from a range of formal and informal providers. An adult could have reported using a loan from more than one source […]
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Consumer insights Data visualization Financial landscapeTags
Credit FinAccess Household survey Usage
July 2016
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Annual Report PublicationsTags
Access Agent banking Agriculture Credit Credit information sharing Data Data analytics Digital payments FinAccess Financial services GrowthCap Household survey Kenya M-PESA Mobile banking Mobile money Mobile phones Money management Poverty ROSCAS Rural livelihoods Savings Savings groups Smallholder farmers SME banking Usage
July 2016
Chart of the week: Which financial instruments matter most to Kenya’s poorest?
Drawing from the latest FinAccess household survey, this graph explores the relationship between how widely used a particular financial instrument is among Kenya’s poorest 40% and how highly valued that financial instrument is to its users. The big four: Mobile money, savings with a ROSCA or ASCA, secret cash savings at home and credit from the […]
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Consumer insights Data visualization Financial landscapeTags
FinAccess Household survey Usage
March 2016
Implications, insights and guidance on use of Open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) by financial services providers in emerging economies
While Safaricom’s M-PESA platform stole the spotlight for being one of the world’s most transformative financial services, a somewhat hushed storm is infusing in the world of API’s in Kenya since Safaricom’s September-2015 announcement that they have opened up their APIs to the public. APIs are the set of procedures, rules, and tools that stipulate how […]
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Access APIs Data Digital payments Financial Inclusion Financial services M-PESA Mobile app Usage
February 2016
2016 FinAccess infographics sheet
Infographics of the key findings from the 2016 FinAccess household survey report launch.
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February 2016
Presentation: Highlights of the 2016 FinAccess report
Mr. Daniel Tallam, Assistant Director of the Financial Stability and Access Division at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and Dr. Amrik Heyer presented the findings of the 2016 FinAccess household survey at a launch attended by over 230 policymakers, industry players, academics and development partners. The occasion was graced by Sheila M’Mbijjiwe, Deputy Governor […]
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February 2016
The 2016 FinAccess household survey
Headline findings from the latest FinAccess household survey.