Savings at the Frontier

A partnership between Oxford Policy Management and Mastercard Foundation to increase access to savings in Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia

[Savings at the Frontier @SavingsFrontier]

The Savings at the Frontier programme has now closed. We wish to thank everyone involved including our fabulous #FSP partners, @OPMglobal & @MastercardFdn. Find details of our work, including our results, research findings and 'how-to' guides at: https://t.co/WH7X97FMoW

[Savings at the Frontier @SavingsFrontier]

Proud to have all our publications available on @FinDevGateway - find them through the #savings channel!

[FinDev Gateway @FinDevGateway]

📣Do you work in a specific area in #financialinclusion? Simplify your research, explore @FinDevGateway content by topic👇 https://t.co/8A4xtg7kG3
#women #dfs #remittances #consumerprotection #mfi #impactinvesting #data #savings #climatefinance #refugees #agents #fintech #health

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Despite a number of advantages to #women’s remittances @UNCDF's analysis of 80 million transaction records from 7 #remittance service providers found found that women’s uptake of digital remittances is low. Read more to find out why: https://t.co/a0YAmWPJ2B via @Findevgateway

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@TriciaW_22 @PrabhatLabh That's great to know @TriciaW_22 - it has been a true pleasure working with colleagues at @MastercardFdn throughout the programme.

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Goodbye from Savings at the Frontier - https://t.co/BHqwchLG1Z

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Thank you for all your support over the years @LabSavings!

[LabSavings @LabSavings]

Congratulations @SavingsFrontier for completing this fantastic program and achieving such amazing results alongside with your partners!
@MastercardFdn @OPMglobal @ItadLtd

[Savings at the Frontier @SavingsFrontier]

We can't wait to share our key lessons at this webinar on September 21 - register now through the link below! @LabSavings @ItadLtd @scale2save @MastercardFdn @OPMglobal
#savings #financialinclusion #financialhealth

[LabSavings @LabSavings]

Join us on September 21 for a final learning event showcasing key lessons from our partners @scale2save and @SavingsFrontier on delivering inclusive finance!

Register today to secure your spot! https://t.co/AXjUHmfPRG

#savings #financialinclusion #financialhealth

[Savings at the Frontier @SavingsFrontier]

This fantastic timeline charts @SavingsFrontier activities which contributed to our partners serving 150k ISMs & nearly 900,000 individual users with savings accounts & wallets. After 6.5 years, we can all be proud of what was achieved. 🥳👏 https://t.co/6IcVXgqtW4

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"The diverse needs & preferences of ISMs must be met by FSPs with innovations beyond established value offers." READ our final set of insights on the drivers of financial services innovation https://t.co/bkAucBZBz9

[Savings at the Frontier @SavingsFrontier]

In this learning note, @GenesisEconomic highlight the impact and contribution of SatF in developing and scaling value propositions that offer a “triple-win” business case to FSPs, ISMs and their users. https://t.co/RvrbdRlrFd @MastercardFdn @OPMglobal

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Is it worth the finance industry taking ISMs seriously as a potential route to reach millions of under-served customers? Our work over the past 6.5 years suggests that for some the answer is yes! Find out what our partners' experiences have taught us: https://t.co/maK56crj26

[Savings at the Frontier @SavingsFrontier]

As @SavingsFrontier draws to a close, learn how the concept of partnership underpinned our approach to adaptive management and about the tool central to its implementation: the two-way promise card 🙌#adaptivemanagement https://t.co/hvOPCqXHLu

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COVID-19 had a profound impact on how poor people save and borrow to improve livelihoods. Our FSP partners reflected on the fallout and the critical role of agents for better #financialinclusion that still hold true today. https://t.co/UBJVU6fCGJ

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Reboot of our webinar on delivering inclusive finance for all. Our partners @MFinancezambia & Vision Fund Zambia share insights from working w/ savings groups & members while @tcbbank & @bizytechlimited offer views from Tanzania. Tues 28 June 10am-2pm CAT https://t.co/Acx0NCR7ga

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A reminder of our insights into the preferences and usage of financial services by savings groups in Tanzania – useful for anyone wishing to explore the potential for sustainable commercial relationships between savings groups and FSPs. https://t.co/RS5Ac8sTnA

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As @SavingsFrontier draws to a close, join us in revisiting this blog by James Robinson & Nisha Singh on what we learned from our partners about the challenges & opportunities facing financial service agents during COVID-19. https://t.co/dhGC9Pbdvx

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What do informal savers in Zambia really think about banks & mobile money providers? A reminder of @SavingsFrontier research that offers insights into what drives their decisions to use one service over another. https://t.co/PxKt3oESeJ

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FSPs adopting low-cost, practical methods e.g satellite imagery & geo-locating data to reach remote clients can contribute to #financialinclusion & beat competitors who fail to use public data to identify viable locations for branches & agents. READ HOW: https://t.co/PkkO6H7upo

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We've worked with commercial banks, fintechs & FSPs to develop simple data analytics tools to overcome operational challenges & understand customer behaviour better. The result? Profitable, innovative business models that serve low-income customers. READ: https://t.co/uaZpoCyWLO

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For an #FSP in #Africa with agency banking, agent-network liquidity is critical to serve clients well. This how-to guide is based on practices in agent liquidity management that we and our partners have tested since the start of the project. https://t.co/RC1X68JhZu