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Graham A N Wright
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Group Managing Director @MicroSave - research, innovation, TA & training for #financialinclusion #digitalsolutions & #climate across #Asia & #Africa
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In Tanzania, #IDPs lack financial services due to lost IDs, weak connectivity, & low trust.

Our blog provides solutions for them, from simpler onboarding to flexible savings, micro-credit, & gender-responsive financial education.​

Read more: tinyurl.com/ms5jn8ea
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#ForciblyDisplaced #DFS
December 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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#IDPs in Tanzania move from survival to self-reliance when they have the right #financial solutions. Our blog shows how #digital wallets, flexible products, & #financial literacy empower displaced communities to rebuild their lives.

Learn more: tinyurl.com/ms5jn8ea

#ForciblyDisplaced #DFS
December 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Losing documents, access to accounts, & income overnight is a reality for millions of #InternallyDisplaced people. Despite high national inclusion rates, they still struggle with savings, credit, & mobile money.​

Our new blog explores what needs to change: tinyurl.com/5n7drvbm%E2%...
December 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Excited to announce the launch of the Alliance for Inclusive AI to ensure that AI is accessible, responsible, practical and relevant for the Global South.
@microsave.bsky.social, @bfaglobal.bsky.social and @Caribou invite others to join this global movement.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Female CICO agents are more than cash-out points. They are trust-builders, especially for female customers.

Our new report shows how financial investments in female agents can accelerate financial inclusion.

Read it here: tinyurl.com/yc6k3758

#FinancialInclusion #WomenAgents #fintechpolicy
December 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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MSC’s Agent Lifecycle Playbook uncovers real challenges and offers practical frameworks to strengthen agent networks end to end.​

By focusing on the complete journey—not isolated fragments—we help build a stronger digital finance ecosystem.

Learn more: tinyurl.com/4f8xhkaw

#FinancialInclusion
December 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Female Cash In Cash Out agents are more than transaction points. They are trust-builders, especially for female customers.

@microsave.bsky.social's new report shows how financial investments in female agents can accelerate financial inclusion.

Read it here: tinyurl.com/yc6k3758
Breaking barriers: A study on female cash-in cash-out (CICO) agents and their potential to drive financial inclusion - MicroSave Consulting (MSC)
The study highlights the critical role of female cash-in cash-out (CICO) agents in financial inclusion, outlines key barriers they face, and offers strategies to support them across their business lif...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Across Bangladesh, climate-affected families are forced to migrate & rebuild repeatedly. Their stories reveal how financial systems must build resilience among communities before crises strike.

Explore early signs of inclement climate in @microsave.bsky.social's latest blog: tinyurl.com/4bkdv4y2
How Bangladesh can shift from reaction to resilience in climate finance for vulnerable communities - MicroSave Consulting (MSC)
In this blog, we chart Masum’s journey, which shows how climate disasters repeatedly push families into survival mode and force them to rely on savings, loans, and informal credit. MSC’s work highligh...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Land records vary across Indian states in names, plot IDs, & data structures. This makes a verified farmer registry complex. ​
#AgriStack helps states standardize & digitize records to create a common framework for farmer identification. ​
@microsave.bsky.social uncovers how: tinyurl.com/4esv2wkr
The building blocks of AgriStack – State farmer registry - MicroSave Consulting (MSC)
The state farmer registry under AgriStack brings every farmer into the digital fold. The registry links the farmers to verify land records through a unique farmer ID. It ensures transparency, accurate...
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November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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India’s agriculture enters a new digital era.​ AgriStack connects farmers, land, and crops through a unified, verifiable system. ​

MicroSave explores how this transformation reshapes India’s agricultural future.​

Stay tuned for more updates.​
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Smart supervision comes to the #Pacific. A new #SupTech blueprint will now empower central banks to drive real-time insights, boost inclusion, & protect consumers across the islands. Smarter regulation starts here.

Find the details here: tinyurl.com/yzrk6cx6

#SupTech #PacificInnovation
November 7, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Why are regulators buried in spreadsheets?

#SupTech and #RegTech are changing the game. Today, they automate data, speed up compliance, & reduce errors. The shift is happening now in Rwanda, the Philippines, & beyond.​

Will your regulator leap forward? ​
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#FinTech #AI #OpenBanking #DigitalFinance
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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#SupTech can process risks in real time. Yet, weak, inconsistent data can make the best tools ineffective

Should regulators fix data systems first, or leap ahead with advanced SupTech?​

Read our blog tinyurl.com/423jcyn3 & share your perspective in comments.
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#RegTech #DataQuality #DigitalFinance
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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#SupTech can process risks in real time. Yet, weak, inconsistent data can make the best tools ineffective.​
Should regulators fix data systems first, or leap ahead with advanced SupTech?​
Read our blog tinyurl.com/423jcyn3 & share your perspective in comments.​
​#RegTech #DataQuality #DigitalFinance
SupTech starts with data: Building strong and flexible data foundations - MicroSave Consulting (MSC)
This first blog in our new two-part series reveals that effective SupTech begins with robust data systems. It draws on research by MSC and Cambridge and shows how poor data quality, weak standardizati...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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In Uganda’s cattle corridor, droughts have led to a 0.9% increase in loan defaults & 25% of MSME borrowers in climate-sensitive sectors struggle to repay.

Find out how @microsave.bsky.social’s locally led adaptation toolkit tinyurl.com/2phne4kh helps lenders & entrepreneurs respond differently.
How locally-led adaptation can make the inherent resilience of MSMEs in Uganda’s cattle corridor bankable - MicroSave Consulting (MSC)
Uganda’s MSMEs and farmers face worsening drought impacts that disrupt livelihoods and credit systems. MSC’s LLA-IFSP Toolkit, piloted with FINCA Uganda, helps lenders identify climate risks, tailor f...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Will you forgive me if I brag a little ... actually a lot?
We did an internal exercise to assess how many people are benefiting from products, systems or delivery channels developed or significantly improved by @microsave.bsky.social over our 27 year history.
The answer took my breath away ...
October 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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They do not have fancy online stores & sell through chats, stories, & trust. Meet Indonesia’s invisible women-led #microbusinesses that are reshaping digital commerce from home.

Read our blog at @FinDevGateway to learn how we can see & support them: tinyurl.com/32ahxb4y
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Driving Women’s Empowerment and the Economy, One Chat at a Time
In Indonesia, women selling goods through social media have become a powerful economic force, but they need more support.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Behind every WhatsApp order is a woman who juggles kids, cash flow, & customers. MSC’s latest study reveals who these social sellers are and what they truly need.

Read the blog and meet them here tinyurl.com/32ahxb4y

#FinancialInclusion #SocialCommerceID #IndonesiaMSMEs
October 23, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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@microsave.bsky.social’s blog shows how women entrepreneurs can use social media through four seller personas and three key actions:
• Recognize their business
• Design for how they actually work
• Build trust at every level.

Find out why social commerce is a real economic force: lnkd.in/gbsMdxFd
October 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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86% of Indonesians shop via social media. Yet, most female sellers cannot access formal finance. They run businesses from their phones but remain invisible to the system.

How can we recognize their role? Find out at @Portail_FinDev
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#FinancialInclusion
Driving Women’s Empowerment and the Economy, One Chat at a Time
In Indonesia, women selling goods through social media have become a powerful economic force, but they need more support.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Millions lose homes & financial access to floods, droughts & rising seas. @veenakmoorthy, formerly @unhcr.org, show how #inclusivefinance turns vulnerability into empowerment through strategic frameworks, product design & best practices.​
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Watch her masterclass: tinyurl.com/m3j4emjw
Master Class with Veena Krishnamoorthy: Financial Inclusion for Climate-Induced Displaced Persons
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October 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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What strategies can we adopt to promote #FinancialInclusion for forcibly displaced persons (#FDPs)?

Hear from experts as they share practical solutions in our latest podcast. Listen now: tinyurl.com/5bcza47w #InternallyDisplaced
Enhancing financial inclusion for forcibly displaced persons (FDPs) to foster resilience and stability - MicroSave Consulting (MSC)
In this podcast, MSC’s Inclusive Financial Ecosystem experts, Violet Kamau and Jackson Kamau discuss how to enhance Financial Inclusion for forcibly displaced persons (FDPs). They address barriers, hi...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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#MobileBanking and #AgentNetworks serve as lifelines for #forciblydisplaced persons. They bring #finance closer to remote communities.

Join our webinar to explore how these digital channels expand access and financial inclusion.

Register here: tinyurl.com/2xj2nrs8

#InternallyDisplaced #DFS
October 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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#MobileBanking and #AgentNetworks serve as lifelines for #forciblydisplaced persons. They bring #finance closer to remote communities.

Join our webinar to explore how these digital channels expand access and financial inclusion.

Register here: tinyurl.com/2xj2nrs8
#ClimateRefugees @unhcr.org
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Webinar: Financial inclusion of forcibly displaced persons. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Webinar: Financial inclusion of forcibly displaced persons. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Have you registered yet? ​
Tomorrow, 02/10/25, @microsave.bsky.social hosts a webinar on “#FinancingClimateAction: the emerging role of #MFIs & #SACCOs in carbon markets.”​
👉 Register now: tinyurl.com/avr2952v to learn how #InclusiveFinance can unlock carbon markets & build resilience.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Financing climate action: the emerging role of microfinance institutions and SACCOs in carbon markets. After registering, you will receive a confirmation em...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Financing climate action: the emerging role of microfinance institutions and SACCOs in carbon markets. After registering, you will receive a confirmation em...
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October 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM