Financial Well-being and Social Protection

This primer provides information on different types of card payment solutions available for merchants, and highlights the features and benefits of each solution.

This infographic illustrates the benefits of digital payment transactions.

This infographic provides information on the various kinds of mobile payments solutions and platforms in India.

This infographic provides a snapshot of the ‘Fintech for the Last Mile’ incubator program launched by Catalyst at IFMR. The incubator was designed to support start-ups that can reimagine and reinvent fintech products for the masses in ways that optimize … Read More

This infographic provides a snapshot of the Catalyst program’s approach to promote last-mile digital payment solutions for underserved communities of merchants and consumers in India. Through a partnership with the Government of Rajasthan, Catalyst set up a Digital Payment Lab … Read More

This playbook aims to equip fintech companies with the tools essential to design customer-centric products and delivery models. Drawing on tools such as the CGAP Customer Centric guide, the Do It Yourself (DIY) toolkit developed by Nesta and Quicksand, the … Read More

The aim of this study was to assess the design and delivery of initiatives that aim to promote digital payment adoption among low-income clusters of Jaipur, Rajasthan. This report presents insights on household income patterns, expenditure profiles, saving and borrowing … Read More

Through its Incubator Program – Fintech for the last mile, Catalyst provided financial support, market access, mentorship, technology infrastructure, research and operations support to five startups which included startup Kaleidofin. This piece captures insights from an interview with Sucharita Mukherjee … Read More

This field story highlights the gender gap in access and usage of digital payment platforms in Bhatta Basti, Jaipur and identifies strategies to enable adoption by women.

As part of the Catalyst program at LEAD, the Digital Payments Lab implemented a series of research projects and operational initiatives centred on digitising a low-income cluster, Bhatta Basti, in Jaipur city. This learning note is the first installment in … Read More