Small businesses and AI: Accelerating innovation and inclusion

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Highly confident, women entrepreneurs still face systemic barriers

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How data and AI can drive change: 4 ways forward

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Unlocking the power of small businesses to drive climate-smart inclusive growth

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M-PESA, Kenya's primary mobile money service, has been found to lift 2% of Kenyan households out of poverty, with larger benefits accruing toward female-headed households. Many people, however, remain unreached by M-PESA (and mobile money more broadly). This research examined who those people are and what traits they have in common, and aims to inform policymakers on how to ensure they do not continue falling behind.

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Middle East & Africa

Left Behind: The Socioeconomic Barriers to Last-Mile Mobile Money Access in Kenya

Financial inclusion

North America

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin American & Caribbean

Global

AI for social impact

Climate change

Data for good

Digital transformation

Economic development

Financial health

Gender equity

Global development

Public-private partnerships

Small business