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This report assesses microfinance sector digitization in the "Northern Triangle" of Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua). Although there is a global sense that the pandemic accelerated digitization, smaller countries with relatively small microfinance institutions face specific challenges given the cost to implement and scale digital solutions.

Financial Access Initiative at NYU

Financial Access Initiative FAI is a research center working at the intersection of financial inclusion, development, and poverty.

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Latin American & Caribbean

Financial health

Global development

MFI digitization in Central America's Northern Triangle: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Financial inclusion

North America

Asia Pacific

Middle East & Africa

Europe

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AI for social impact

Climate change

Data for good

Digital transformation

Economic development

Public-private partnerships

Small business