Final technical report : Prospera Digital Phase II : financial inclusion for low-income women in Mexico

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2019-04-24

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The report includes a summary of the main activities implemented and an analysis of the mid-term impact of the project. Prospera is Mexico’s largest social assistance program and the world’s second largest conditional cash transfer program. The Prospera Digital program created a strategy to improve how Prospera beneficiaries receive, access and use their conditional cash transfers and financial services through mobile services. Prospera facilitates access to financial services through digital solutions, and promotes financial education among women. On average, women spend up to eight hours between traveling to a cash out point, waiting for their disbursement, and returning to their home localities.

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FINANCIAL INCLUSION, BANKING, CASH TRANSFER, FINANCIAL SERVICES, MOBILE BANKING, WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, MEXICO, NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA

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