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Amanda Schoeman

Amanda joined Cenfri in February 2016. She originally worked on the insight2impact (i2i) programme and is currently part of the Rwanda Economy Digitalisation Programme team. Amanda has extensive experience in the secretarial, administrative, project and event management fields.

 

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Innovating to improve MSME resilience in Uganda
As in many other developing countries, Ugandan MSMEs play a fundamental role in the economy – accounting for a substan...
24 November 2023
Reflections on the policy evolution in Rwanda’s ICT sector
In implementing the ...
10 October 2023
Remittances, a vital contributor to the SDGs
Remittances are a valuable lifeline for Africans, with over USD 100 billion flowing into the continent annually from a m...
29 September 2023
Impact from the Remittance Access Initiative
KYC and CDD requirements can inhibit access to remittances for low-income, r...
27 September 2023
Catalysing the use of data and digital technology for tourism in Ghana
Ghana’s tourism industry presents an exciting landscape for growth, ...
21 September 2023
Mutual digital infrastructure could drive formalised, inclusive payments in SADC
Interoperable payment systems improve the efficiency and effectiveness of retail and cross-border payments. Cenfri worked with BankservAfrica on a ...
24 August 2023
Public sector data frameworks
If properly catalogued, classif...
3 August 2023
An assessment of customer due diligence and identity regulatory frameworks
Innovation opportunities for enhanced remittance access...
19 May 2023
Understanding CBDC and its application in emerging markets
Central banks have cited several reasons for considering or piloting central bank digital currencies (CBDC). These inclu...
3 March 2023
Digitisation contributes to improved remittance access and a better customer experience
The ...
23 February 2023
Open Finance in Africa: Designing context-appropriate approaches for the financial sector
Open Finance can be defined as the sharing of consumer data between financial service providers (FSPs) and/or third-party providers on the basis of...
10 February 2023
Tailored CBDC technical assistance in emerging markets
Reco...
8 February 2023
5 lessons for designing fit-for-purpose health microinsurance
Gakere is a 49-year-old mechanic from Nairobi, and like ...
31 January 2023
State of instant and inclusive payment systems in Africa
  Real-time retail payments that enable consumers to send and receive cross-border and domestic transactions digitally are on the rise ...
30 January 2023
Revealing the consumer experience of digital finance in low- and middle-income countries
Consumers face several frustrations with the potential to affect their experience of digital financial services. These include system glitches, ina...
24 January 2023
Insurance regulation and innovation: An assessment of 8 African insurance markets
To support regulatory authorities in sub-Saharan Africa in promoting inclusive insurance market development, there is a ...
24 November 2022
Consumer protection in digital finance
The authors of this report would like to acknowledge the support of the International Dialogue on Consumer Protection...
18 November 2022
Data insights in achieving retail growth in Rwanda
The retail and trade (merchant) sector is one of the priority sectors for the ...
14 November 2022
Enhancing identity verification for refugees in Uganda
In Uganda, refugees and asylum seekers struggle to cash out their remittances due to challenging and time-consuming identity verification processes...
21 October 2022
Training improves ability to unlock value from data
Capacity-development is a vital part of the ...
13 October 2022
What will it take to build innovative insurance markets in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Despite the best efforts of sub-Saharan African (SSA) insurers, most African citizens ...
6 October 2022
Lessons on improving remittance access in Africa
Learnings from the ...
23 September 2022
Agriculture an important policy priority for Rwanda
Agriculture plays a major role in the Rwandan economy: close to 75% of the population’s livelihood depends on farming. However, the majority of t...
21 September 2022
The potential of CBDCs for financial inclusion
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9 September 2022
Cenfri joins the Smart Africa Alliance
Kigali, Monday 29th August 2022  – The ...
29 August 2022
Responsive and responsible regulation
The value of non-legally binding guidance Regulation is ...
11 August 2022
CBDC for emerging markets: realities and expectations
Cenfri has deepened its work on CBDC amid growing interest from central banks ...
4 August 2022
What is data-driven decision making and what does it mean for Rwanda?
Nothing illustrates the incredible power of data-driven decision-making more than the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Lamenting the disparit...
25 July 2022
Holistic risk solutions for MSME resilience in Egypt
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Egypt Micro, small and medium-sized ent...
21 July 2022
Building a data skills foundation is necessary to achieve meaningful digitalisation
One of the reasons so much emphasis is placed on digitalisation is...
15 July 2022
Private sector partnerships for MSME resilience: Learnings from Africa
Opportunities await insurers and tech providers who are willing to work together ...
8 July 2022
Insurance Innovation Dialogue
About the Insurance Innovation Dialogue  To support insurance regulatory authorities ...
6 July 2022
The role of different partners for effective MSME insurance
Insurers can partner with digital platforms, lenders and insurance aggregators to offer better products that...
24 May 2022
Delivering remittances at the last mile
The role of...
12 May 2022
Applying a gender lens to trade finance
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are considered engines of economic growth and development, especially in developing ...
3 May 2022
Data scientists contribute to data-driven policymaking in Rwanda
The ...
20 April 2022
Enhancing risk assessment processes for improved remittance access
Early insights from IFAD’s Financing Facility for Remittances and Cenfri Our work wi...
12 April 2022
The role of women and finance in climate action
A changing climate affects everyone, but it’s the world’s poorest and most vulnerable, predominantly women and girls, who bear the brunt of env...
8 March 2022
Opportunities for remittance-linked insurance products in SSA
A demand-side perspective of the risk management and resilience needs of remittance senders from South Africa to G...
22 January 2022
Digitalizing farm to table supply chains in Asia
On-demand transport services and insurtech  Whether as a customer or...
25 October 2021
Empowering people to solve problems that matter
How Cenfri makes systemic change happen In helping to build...
21 October 2021
Digital payments on the rise in the education sector
Education is of fundamental importance to Rwanda’s economy; and the country has high policy priorities in providing access across the country. Pr...
6 November 2023
Digitalisation and financial inclusion in agriculture
Agriculture is the largest sector in the Rwandan economy, with...
6 November 2023
Digitalisation is an opportunity to accelerate the recovery of the tourism industry
In the past decade, the government of Rwanda has made significant investments in the tourism sector, positioning it as a vital driver of economic d...
6 November 2023
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