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More Evidence, Less Poverty

Dear John,

Please join Innovations for Poverty Action for the following webinar:

Measuring the “True” Cost of Digital Financial Services:

Transaction Cost Index Results

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

9AM ET | 2PM WAT | 4PM EAT

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Despite its proven benefits, take-up and continued usage of digital financial services (DFS) lags in many low- and middle-income countries. Though this challenge is multifaceted, the cost of using DFS, particularly mobile money, is a key barrier. However, little has been done to systematically measure and monitor the true costs of conducting DFS transactions, including official fees, extra informal charges, and non-monetary costs such as failed transactions. To address this gap, Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) created the Transaction Cost Index

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(TCI).

In this webinar, William Blackmon (IPA) and Xavier Giné (World Bank) will introduce results from the TCI, including a comparison of prices across 16 countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia, and fieldwork that explores hidden costs in Bangladesh, Tanzania, and Uganda. The webinar will conclude with a panel, featuring Jayshree Venkatesan (Accion’s Center for Financial Inclusion) and a speaker from the Bank of Tanzania (to be confirmed) to discuss the TCI’s implications for regulators, policy, and financial inclusion.

P.S. Are you a government regulator or a financial service provider? Put your transaction cost knowledge to the test before our webinar by filling out this survey

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We look forward to seeing you on September 28th!

Best Regards,

IPA Financial Inclusion Program

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