Financial Well-being and Social Protection

Digitisation in the processes followed by Self-Help Groups (SHGs) can have significant streamlining effects. This report highlights the current initiatives undertaken within the technology space and maps the trajectory of digitisation that various promoting agencies have followed. It further identifies … Read More

This brief captures insights from an awareness generation and training program for MFI clients. The publication was developed as part of a multi-year capacity building program undertaken by LEAD and Sa-Dhan (Association of Community Development Finance Institutions), with assistance from … Read More

This field story highlights barriers to the adoption of mobile point-of-sale machines by small merchants, drawing insights from Catalyst’s feet-on-street drive to promote PoS adoption in Jaipur.

This note discusses learnings and insights from Catalyst’s pilot UPI awareness and activation campaign, followed by insights from a feedback survey that was conducted in March 2018. It provides an analytical perspective on the features that work in favour of … Read More

Lack of affordable credit from formal sources is a key factor hindering the growth of MSMEs in India. This learning note presents insights from Catalyst’s ‘Credit as a Hook’ pilot project. The pilot tested a digital payment and loan product … Read More

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