Financial independence through last mile service delivery
Women in many parts of the world are excluded from the financial system. As a result, they have less control over their lives and futures. But that’s changing as digital tools reach communities that lack easy access to physical banks. Ram Bhatari, a recipient of the India Post Payments Bank’s door to door banking effort, tells her story.
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