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Digital Incrementalism and Savings Groups: Lessons from the History of Digital Microfinance
By
David Panetta,
July 29, 2022
Digital Incrementalism and Savings Groups: Lessons from the History of Digital Microfinance
In the social sector, much ink is spilled on disruptive change. The social, economic, and environmental challenges of our world are indeed substantial and often daunting, so the search for – and allure of – disruptive solutions is understandable. But the reality is that most sustainable progress is incremental. Incremental Innovation As opposed to disruptive […]
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Article
Global Findex: Digitalization in COVID-19 Boosted Financial Inclusion
By Leora Klapper, Jean Pesme, Sophie Sirtaine
CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor)
2022
Global Findex: Digitalization in COVID-19 Boosted Financial Inclusion
This article discusses the 2021 edition of the Global Findex, the worldwide measurement of financial inclusion published by the World Bank Group. Specifically, the article highlights two major trends in the data: the growth in digital payments during the COVID-19 pandemic and the relationship between digital payment adoption and the use of other financial services. […]
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Tool
DSG Decision Tree
By Courtney Purvis
World Relief
2022
DSG Decision Tree
World Relief created this tool to help country offices decide if transitioning to a digital savings group (DSG) program would be helpful for the participants. After understanding the local context and current savings group program, field staff can ask themselves the questions in the decision tree to determine if and what type of a DSG […]
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Savings Groups in the Digital Age: New Resources to Support Digital Transformation
DSG Hub
2022
Savings Groups in the Digital Age: New Resources to Support Digital Transformation
This webinar, recorded on June 23, 2022, explored key trends and considerations in the digital savings group (DSG) space and launched the DSG Hub. It also showcased three new resources developed for the DSG community: DSG Glossary: Key Concepts and Terms, DSG Technology Solutions Overview, and DSG Toolkit: Tools to Support Safe and Gender-responsive Digitization […]
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Future Forward: Spotlight on the DSG Hub
Global Communities
2022
Future Forward: Spotlight on the DSG Hub
In this interview, Paula Rudnicka, the DSG Hub Program Manager and Sr. Technical Advisor for Gender Integration at Global Communities, shares her insights about financial inclusion, digital transformation, and the role of the Hub in promoting smart and gender-responsive digitization of savings groups.
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Recap And Recordings of Workshop On Digital Savings Groups (DSGs)
U-Learn
2022
Recap And Recordings of Workshop On Digital Savings Groups (DSGs)
This half-day workshop brought together key refugee response actors – including digital and financial service providers, policy makers, donors, implementers and humanitarian actors – to encourage stock-taking of the digital savings groups landscape in the Uganda refugee response, and foster critical reflection. The event was organized in April 2022 by UNCDF, the Uganda Inter-Agency Cash […]
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Blog Post
Welcome to the DSG Hub—the Global Destination for the Digital Savings Group Community!
By Dennis Mello & Paula Rudnicka
May 24, 2022
Welcome to the DSG Hub—the Global Destination for the Digital Savings Group Community!
This blog post, written by co-managers of the DSG Hub project at Global Communities, offers insights about why the Hub was created and how to get involved.
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DSG Glossary: Key Concepts and Terms
By David Panetta, DSG Hub
Global Communities
2022
DSG Glossary: Key Concepts and Terms
The glossary is a compilation of definitions related to digitization of savings groups, created to help stakeholders working in the DSG sector use the right words and ask the right questions. DSGs lie at the intersection of savings groups, financial inclusion, and technology—each with their own body of knowledge and technical language. The purpose of […]
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Top 10 Tips for Running a Great Digital Savings Group Pilot
By DreamStart Labs
May 22, 2022
Top 10 Tips for Running a Great Digital Savings Group Pilot
This article shares 10 tips from DreamStart Labs’ experience running many DSG pilots with partners around the world.
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DSG Toolkit: Tools to Support Safe and Gender-responsive Digitization of Savings Groups
By Lauren Hendricks, Dennis Mello, Paula Rudnicka
Global Communities, Women for Women International
2022
DSG Toolkit: Tools to Support Safe and Gender-responsive Digitization of Savings Groups
The DSG Toolkit, also available in Kinyarwanda, consists of seven practical tools to support safe, effective, and gender-responsive digitization of savings groups. These tools include practical guidance for implementers and trainers across multiple aspects of digitization, such as: Each tool can be used by implementers just beginning to think about their first DSG project and […]
