Please join us for this webinar on February 27th.

View this email in your browser

[link removed]

[link removed]

More Evidence, Less Poverty

Dear John,

A reminder to please join Innovations for Poverty Action for the following webinar next Tuesday, February 27. Thank you to those who have already registered - we look forward to your participation.

Evidence from IPA’s Transaction Cost Index:

Measuring the “True” Cost of Digital Financial Services

[link removed]

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

2pm GMT | 9am ET | 5pm EAT

Register Here

[link removed]

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. Despite its importance, little has been done to systematically measure and monitor the true costs consumers face when 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)

[link removed]

created the Transaction Cost Index (TCI)

[link removed]

.

In this seminar, hosted by the Institute of Statistical Social & Economic Research

[link removed]

, IPA researcher, William Blackmon, 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 seminar will conclude with a panel featuring Professor Peter Quartey (ISSER), Edwin E. Salema (Bank of Tanzania), and Alex Wekoye (MTN Uganda) to discuss the TCI’s implications for regulators, financial service providers, and researchers. The webinar will be moderated by Adadzewa Otoo (ReFinD, ISSER).

Check out our new landing page

[link removed]

before the webinar to read our recent blog, the year 1 comparative report, and our interactive dashboard.

We look forward to seeing you on February 27th!

Best regards,

IPA Financial Inclusion Program

Sent to [email protected] by Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

https:www.poverty-action.org

Innovations for Poverty Action

1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, 3rd Floor

Washington, DC 20036

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

Manage Your Email Preferences

[link removed]

| Forward This Email