Empowering Small Giants: Inclusive Embedded Finance for Micro-retailers

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https://www.cgap.org/research/publication/empowering-small-giants-inclusive-embedded-finance-for-micro-retailers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=July2024

Publication date

11/07/2024

Language:

English

Type of Publication:

Other

Focus Region:

Global

Focus Topic:

Inclusive Rural Finance - CoP

Commodity:

Inclusive Rural Finance – CoP

Author

David Kruijff, Swati Sawhney, Richard Leslie Wright, Sai Krishna Kumaraswamy, Elizabeth Kiamba and Salome Wanjiku Kimani CGAP, TRANSFORM

Financial inclusion is becoming more feasible for many excluded and underserved micro-retailers, thanks to the emergence of new B2B e-commerce companies that are digitizing the final stage of the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain. This report outlines various business models that incorporate micro-retailers into digital ordering platforms, offering them convenience, transparency, and a wide range of products.