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The case studies present findings on the current state of the fintech industry in six countries: (UK, Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine, Turkey and the Czech Republic) in the context of their potential contribution (positive and negative) to financial inclusion and financial health of individuals and small businesses. The summary paper offers a comparative analysis of fintechs’contribution to financial inclusion and health ...

The case study presents findings on the current state of the fintech industry in Ukraine in the context of the potential contribution (positive and negative) to financial inclusion and financial health of individuals and small businesses.   Read the publication: UKRAINE_FINTECH CASE STUDY  

The case study presents findings on the current state of the fintech industry in the UK in the context of the potential contribution (positive and negative) to financial inclusion and financial health of individuals and small businesses.       Read the publication:  UK_FINTECH CASE STUDY  

  The case study presentss findings on the current state of the fintech industry in Poland in the context of the potential contribution (positive and negative) to financial inclusion and financial health of individuals and small businesses. Read the publication: POLAND_FINTECH CASE STUDY

Open Banking, Open APIs, and Open architecture [track 5] 24 March 2020, Tuesday, 11:00-12:00 (Warsaw, Amsterdam, Sarajevo) Opening the “open” – during the webinar, we will unpack the concept of “Open” banking, “Open” APIs, “Open” architecture. The webinar will help key decision makers in the financial institution discuss strategic decisions related to investment into information systems and software. We will ...

The case study presents findings on the current state of the fintech industry in the Netherlands in the context of the potential contribution (positive and negative) to financial inclusion and financial health of individuals and small businesses. Read : NETHERLANDS_FINTECH CASE STUDY  

The case study present findings on the current state of the fintech industry in Czech Republic in the context of the potential contribution (positive and negative) to financial inclusion and financial health of individuals and small businesses. READ : Czech Republic_FINTECH CASE STUDY

Digitalizing internal communication [track 5] 25 February 2020, Tuesday, 11:00-12:00 (Warsaw, Amsterdam, Sarajevo) No doubt effective internal communication is crucial for success of any FI – we have seen so many failures in operations due to information battle necks or neglecting the need for time spent on discussing the issues with field staff or middle management. At the same time, ...

Together with member MFIs, MFC developed a practical set of questions, which help MFIs understand how they can use Internet and mobile solutions to reach out to bigger number of clients, build online sales channel, improve efficiency of lending process or communication with existing clients. The questions, which should be asked to clients, are accompanied by a simple guide on ...

18 February 2020  During the webinar, the participants will learn why and how they can use their current and past client information for assessing new loan requests. We will explain the process of statistical regression which can be used to analyze available client’s data to build an optimized scoring system allowing further to increase speed of loan assessment and improve ...