Essays about: "financially excluded"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words financially excluded.

1. 1. The financial development of a double-edged sword?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Bonnie Tallberg; [2021]
   Keywords : FinTech; Financial Inclusion; M-Shwari; savings; credit; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Since the mid-2000s, the financial sector in Kenya has experienced an unprecedented surge in financial inclusion amongst the population. Often attributed to financial technologies, commonly known as FinTech, the financial sector in Kenya has seen a boom-like expansion of providers seeking to establish themselves on the market. READ MORE

3. 2. How does the European stock market react to sustainability? : An empirical analysis of the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Victor Moberg; Karin Molin Eriksson; [2021]
   Keywords : corporate social responsibility CSR ; Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index DJSEUR ; event study; financial performance; företags sociala ansvar; Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index DJSEUR ; eventstudie; finansiell prestanda;

   Abstract : Background: The increase in development and welfare that has been achieved in recent decades has led to a deterioration of the planet. Increased awareness on this matter has led to a concern to become more sustainable, both on an individual level and firm level. READ MORE

4. 3. Mobile Money and Financial Inclusion: A case study on Myanmar

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Anne Lobke Grootenhuis; [2019]
   Keywords : mobile money; mobile financial services; financial inclusion; financial exclusion; sustainable development; innovation; Myanmar; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Worldwide, 1.7 billion individuals lack access to formal financial services. Yet, one billion of the financially excluded individuals have a mobile phone. Mobile money services take great benefit of this and are found a success in enabling financial inclusion on the African continent. READ MORE

5. 4. The effect of mobile money on savings behaviors of the financially excluded

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Jackline Mwende Skogqvist; [2019]
   Keywords : mobile money; savings; financial inclusion; formal financial institutions; financially excluded;

   Abstract : This study investigates whether the use of mobile money affects the savings patterns of individuals that are vulnerable to financial exclusion, that is, the low-income earners, low-educated, women and rural habitants. Studying the case of Kenya, this study uses data from the 2016 FinAccess Household Survey (N=8,665) that was designed to track and measure the drivers, growth and impact of mobile money use in Kenya. READ MORE

6. 5. Financial Inclusion in the Age of FinTech: A multiple case study of FinTech companies’ role for financial inclusion in India

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Vincent Thermaenius; Levi Östling; [2018-08-02]
   Keywords : financial inclusion; FinTech; business models; bottom of the pyramid; financial industry;

   Abstract : Today, there exists a global problem of financial exclusion, meaning that over two billion people and 200 million micro, small and medium-sized businesses have limited access, or no access at all, to basic formal financial services and products. The problem of financial exclusion is most severe in developing countries and despite various initiatives undertaken by governments and NGOs, the progress towards financial inclusion has been slow. READ MORE