MicroSave Consulting (MSC) is a boutique consulting firm that has, for 25 years, pushed the world towards meaningful financial, social, and economic inclusion. These podcast series are hosted by MSC for dedicated founders, start-ups, investors, and other stakeholders in the startup ecosystem. Through this bouquet of curated conversations around developments in the financial inclusion space, we offer insights and lessons based on our research and expertise.
This podcast brings together MSC’s Financial Services Analysts, Nicholas Mungai and Gregory Ilukwe. They share insights on how the significant changes and milestones in Kenya’s financial services sector have shaped the sustainability of its mobile money agents. They also discuss how the future of mobile money agencies should hinge on agents offering various complimentary financial and non-financial services to ensure their sustainability.
Quick Response Indonesia Standard (QRIS) was launched by Bank Indonesia to streamline QR code payments and allow for interoperability in payments to benefit customers and merchants.
MSC conducted a first-of-its-kind study, “Assessment of the implementation and usage of QRIS among small and micro-merchants”, with guidance from BI and Asosiasi Sistem Pembayaran Indonesia (ASPI), to assess the implementation of QRIS across Indonesia and how it is contributing to meeting the objectives of financial inclusion for small and micro merchants.
This webinar was held as a knowledge dissemination workshop to present findings from the study, followed by a panel discussion with stakeholders, both service providers and implementing partners, to discuss the potential opportunities to increase QRIS adoption and use in Indonesia.
03:40 – 8:15 – Opening by Ira Aprilianti, host: The National Anthem
8:35 – 11:26 – Ibu Grace Retnowati, Country Director, MSC Indonesia: Opening remarks and details of the study conducted
12:20 – 24:40 – Ibu Fitria Irmi Triswati, Director of Payment System Policy Department, Bank Indonesia: Keynote Speech on the growth and statistics of QRIS use in Indonesia
26:55 – 58:20 – Sneha Sampath, Manager, MSC Indonesia: Presentation of study findings, insights, and recommendations
59:55 – 01:02:45 – Stella Kusumawardhani, Economic Research Lead, Tenggara Strategic: Introduction of the panelists and details of the agenda for the panel discussion “Opportunities to increase QRIS adoption”
Panel Discussion
01:02:45 – 01:15:26 – 1. Pak Arya Rangga Yogasati, Deputy Director of Payment System Policy Department, Bank Indonesia: Navigating QRIS expansion for digital economic and financial inclusion
01:17:06 – 01:44:54 – 2. Ibu Susiana Suhendra, Executive Director, Indonesian Payment System Association: Support system and enabling environment for QRIS adoption
01:47:00 – 02:05:12 – 3. Pak Yogi Harsudiono, Head of Regulatory Affairs, GoPay: GoPay and groups priorities and strategies, including other product offerings to merchants and challenges with QRIS
02:06:42 – 02:26:36 – 4. Ibu Misly Juliani, Senior Manager, Transaction Banking Retail Sales Group, Bank Mandiri: Accelerating financial inclusion and digitization through QRIS
02:27:20 – 02:46:35 – Q&A session with panelists on topics, such as cross-border payment plans, infrastructure readiness, risk management, demand generation, and strategies to increase the use of QRIS
02:48:06 – 02:54:16 – Brooke Patterson, Program Officer for Financial Services for the Poor, BMGF: Closing remarks on using technology and platforms to offer more DFS to merchants
02:54:50 – 02:56:30 – Raunak Kapoor, Senior Manager, MSC Indonesia: Announcement on India FinTech Summit
GSMA commissioned MSC to assess the status of cash-in cash-out (CICO) agents in Kenya.
In this report, we assessed agents’ challenges, growth opportunities, the risks they face, and their coping mechanisms post-COVID-19. Our new report from this research has more insights for digital financial service players to create sustainable strategies for agents, such as network maintenance and expansion.
The National Food Security Act (NFSA) and the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) are both massive in scale and complex by nature. Thus, the Indian government wanted to develop an index that evaluates the implementation of NFSA and TPDS operations across states and union territories. MSC helped the government build the index.
The index rests upon three pillars—coverage and targeting, delivery platform, and nutritional initiatives. Each pillar has different parameters and sub-parameters. This report explores the status in detail and ranks the states and union territories based on the implementation status of the NFSA and TPDS.
MicroSave Consulting (MSC) is a boutique consulting firm that has, for 25 years, pushed the world towards meaningful financial, social, and economic inclusion. These podcast series are hosted by MSC for dedicated founders, start-ups, investors, and other stakeholders in the startup ecosystem. Through this bouquet of curated conversations around developments in the financial inclusion space, we offer insights and lessons based on our research and expertise.
The Central Bank Digital Currency and its value to the economy
byMicroSave Consulting
Our podcast features Dr. Juliet Ongwae, a consultant with MSC, and Ritika Sah, the Training Coordinator at the Helix Institute at MSC. They discuss the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and the value it adds to the economy. The podcast also explores why central banks worldwide want to launch a digital currency and the different risks associated with digital currencies.
The PM Kisan program provides all eligible farmers three equal installments of 25 USD every four months. At the time of the launch, it focused on small and marginal farmers. Later, it extended the benefits to all the farming families providing more coverage.
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