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Digitally Financed Energy : How Off-Grid Solar Providers Leverage Digital Payments and Drive Financial Inclusion

The expansion of digital finance systems in the developing world has altered this financial context and enabled new business models that rely on small, regular payments. In the off-grid energy sector a group of solar companies, primarily in East Af...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Waldron, Daniel, Faz, Xavier
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
KEROSENE LAMPS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
RECEIPT
CUSTOMER
PEOPLE
CELL-PHONE
RECEIVABLES
BUSINESS CASE
FINANCING
SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS
TRANSACTION VOLUME
INCOME
ACCESS TO PAYMENT
BUYER
EXCHANGE
CONSUMER GOODS
CLEAN ENERGY
EMISSIONS
ENTRY POINT
REPAYMENTS
ASSET
MENU
BATTERIES
BUSINESS MODELS
PRICE
OWNERSHIP
CLEANER
PAYMENTS
CASH FLOWS
NEW BUSINESS
TELEVISION
CONSUMER CHOICES
HARDWARE
INSTITUTIONS
CURRENCY
AIR POLLUTION
ENERGY SOURCES
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
SOLAR PANELS
SOLAR HOME SYSTEM
ELECTRIFICATION
OPTIONS
WATER
MOBILE NETWORK
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
PAYMENT
DEBT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISKS
POLLUTION
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
CONSUMER FINANCE
LENDERS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
REGULAR PAYMENTS
RADIO
FINANCE
CARBON EMISSIONS
BANKS
TRANSACTIONS
PHONE
TECHNOLOGY
EQUITY
TRANSACTION
INVESTORS
DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
AFFORDABILITY
CAPITAL
TRANSPARENCY
RETAIL LOCATIONS
FUTURE
DIESEL GENERATORS
POWER
CASH PAYMENTS
ELECTRICITY
CREDIT
NETWORKS
RETAIL BANKS
WORKING CAPITAL
URBAN AREAS
HOUSEHOLD
DIVIDEND
REPAYMENT
REPAYMENT RATES
INCOMES
CREDIT HISTORIES
CASH MANAGEMENT
ASSETS
DEFAULT
FINANCE COMPANY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
LOCAL CURRENCY
OBSTACLES TO GROWTH
RISK OF DEFAULT
PROFITABILITY
CREDIT RISK
RESULT
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
MARKET SHARE
SECURITY
BUSINESS
BUSINESSES
NETWORK
SHARE
HOUSEHOLDS
COLLATERAL
FUEL
REGULATORS
INNOVATION
REVENUE
ELECTRIC GRIDS
LENDING
COMMUNICATION
COOK STOVES
BUSINESS MODEL
FORM OF COLLATERAL
FEES
LEVERAGE
CUSTOMERS
PAYMENT POINTS
DIESEL
KEROSENE
CREDIT HISTORY
COMMODITY
WEB SITE
GROWTH POTENTIAL
MONEY TRANSFERS
SMALL BUSINESSES
COST OF CAPITAL
INNOVATIONS
ENERGY
COMPETITION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26430470/digitally-financed-energy-off-grid-solar-providers-leverage-digital-payments-drive-financial-inclusion
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24566

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26430470/digitally-financed-energy-off-grid-solar-providers-leverage-digital-payments-drive-financial-inclusion
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24566

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