Families' access to financial resources is crucial for building thriving communities and fostering economic growth. Remittances, as a vital source of income, provide millions of people with the means to meet their basic needs.

FinScope Botswana 2020 Consumer Survey Report

The objectives of FinScope Botswana 2020 were to understand the adult population in terms of, Livelihoods and how they generate their income, financial needs and demands, financial perceptions, demographic and geographic distribution.

Sustainable data collection for development Report

With sustainability of data collection in mind, the i2i has set out to test whether or not mobile tech could be used to offer faster and more cost-effective collection.

Learnings on the data science landscape in Africa from the DataHack4FI initiative

Marissa Dean of Caribou Digital talks data and digital development in the financial sector. 

Prof Bitange Ndemo speaks to us about data, blockchain and innovation in Africa.

A list of curated links for those looking to improve their data skills and access data science networks.

Is your organisation's data sufficiently trained for the successful deployment of a chatbot?

Options for sustainable data collection

DataHack4FI Season 1 in-country winner for Ghana

Find out why Olubayo Adekanmbi believes data innovation + local knowledge = transformation.

A case study exploring how data can be used to overcome financial services delivery challenges.

The first in-country launch of DataHack 4 Financial Inclusion Season 2 takes place in Ghana, November 2017

The second in two-part series of curated links to articles offering tips on developing a data strategy.

If you are not already following a data-oriented business strategy, it can be difficult to know where to start. Two handbooks offer practical advice for FSPs.

Barney de Jongh, of Digital Frontiers Institute, talks to us about leveraging agents and data and driving meaningful usage of mobile money products.

Exploring the potential of alternative data for creating new markets

Ekow Duker of Ixio Analytics talks about the way financial service providers approach and use data. 

i2i is talking to financial service providers about the way data can be used to unlock new markets.

i2i interviews Marc van der Zon from Hollard on the challenges and opportunities that data presents.

Morné van der Westhuizen and Alex Shabala talk to us about Zoona's creative approach to data collection.

When it comes to data, banks have assets that fintechs lack, says Pieter Vorster.

Catch up with three winning teams from DataHack4FI.

Team Mobiticket has been awarded top spot in the i2i DataHack4FI competition.

DataHack4FI innovation competition brochure

The journey to the DataHack4FI finals

To hold the first Financial Inclusion Data Analysis Boot Camp in Uganda

Nkosi introduces the i2i Applications Lab

i2i launches the DataHacks4Fi competition series

One of i2i's objectives is to increase the use of client data and analytics

ILO 1st community of practice meeting

FSD Uganda invites FSPs to explore new data, new opportunities

Participants were interested in what other applications of big data there were outside of credit.

Herman Smit (Founder and Advisor) Interviews the new i2i lead, Celina Lee.

Mapping of potential financial services distribution channels in SADC

The aim of the study is to produce a mapping of potential financial services distribution channels in SADC.