Case Study: Learning Consumers’ Struggles By Walking in Their Shoes with USAID and U.S. Treasury Department
USAID and the U.S. Treasury Department hosted a FinX, an in-the-field opportunity that puts participants in consumers’ shoes and has them tackle the challenges they face head-on.
Infographic: Why Consumers Turn to Small-Dollar Credit
This infographic illustrates the types and uses of Small-Dollar Credit products.
The New Market Development Initiative: Case Study
The Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) has identified additional opportunities to improve consumers' financial health in areas including affordable housing, community college, and healthcare.
Pursuing Quality Innovation in the Prepaid Card Industry
Read case studies and discover recommendations for using prepaid cards to promote financial health by helping consumers spend, save, and manage their money.
Infographic: 2013 Financially Underserved Market Size
The underserved represent a vast opportunity for financial services providers to meet consumer demand for high-quality products that support financial health.
Bridging the Gap with Social Loans
Based in San Francisco, Mission Asset Fund (MAF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping low-income, financially excluded consumers enter the mainstream financial system.
Compass Principles: Savings Products Examples
This one-page document has examples of applying each of the four Compass Principles to savings products.
Nonprofit Distribution of Prepaid Cards
Discover how three nonprofit organizations are marketing and distributing prepaid debit cards to provide their community members with economical and convenient financial services.
Retailers as Financial Services Providers: The Potential and Pitfalls of This Burgeoning Distribution Channel
Learn key findings about retail locations in which consumers can access financial services, including the impact of ATMs, point of sale and kiosk technology, and reloadable stored value cards.