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MFO Awarded New Grant to Deliver Financial Education in Mongolia
MFO recently received a grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to collaborate with the Bank of Mongolia (BoM) and the Financial Regulatory Commission (FRC) to deliver financial education through a national television program. MFO will provide technical assistance on … Continue
Channeling Cash Flow for Savings Mobilization
MFO Senior Advisor Guy Stuart recently contributed a blog to the Center for Financial Inclusion’s (CFI) website on cash flow in the low-income community, titled “A New Business Model for Savings Mobilization?” Stuart argues that it is critical to determine how and when low-income people … Continue
Blogging for the Unbanked: Sharing Insights on Building Client Trust
MFO Training Officer Julie Lee recently guest blogged for GSMA’s website, Mobile Money for the Unbanked. The post, titled “Beyond marketing: building trust and the value proposition for mobile money through consumer education,” offers providers strategies to address clients’ apprehension toward … Continue
A Means to a Means: The Impact of Financial Education
President & Founder Monique Cohen contributed her insights on financial education and client capability to the Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI) Blog. Titled “Financial Education: A Means to a Means,” the blog discusses the powerful impact that financial education can have on both the success … Continue
Collaboration with OGE to Design FCI Portal
Research Officer Craig Tower recently traveled to South Africa to oversee financial capabilities research by One Global Economy (OGE). Under a project sponsored by CISCO, MFO is creating a web-based version of its Financial Capabilities Index (FCI). The FCI portal will … Continue
Assessing FE Training for Smart Card Users in India
MFO Senior Advisor Guy Stuart traveled to Uttar Pradesh, India in late February as part of MFO’s work on consumer education associated with FINO’s use of smart cards. Dr. Stuart is directing an evaluation using transactions data to analyze clients’ financial behavior to determine whether … Continue
MFO & Elton John Foundation Deliver FE in India
MFO recently collaborated with MAMTA, Health Institute for Mother & Child, a NGO based in New Delhi, India. Their Meri Life Meri Choice project, funded by the Elton John AIDS Foundation, targets adolescent boys and girls ages 10-19 in Uttar … Continue