CGAP Savings Information Resource Center

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Savings is key to making financial systems truly inclusive. The SIRC is your one-stop shop for information on small-balance deposit services among poor and excluded communities. More about us. . .

Savings Mobilization Online Library

Are you interested in knowing more about small-scale savings mobilization? This page offers a selection of resources on over a dozen subtopics related to micro-savings. We are constantly updating these resources to offer you the newest ideas and knowledge on this topic.

Read general Information on small-balance savings mobilization.
Learn about specific topics related to micro–savings.
Look up for information on the country or region of your interest.

Virtual Study Tour

Learn more about savings mobilization in specific countries and institutions.

Ever wondered what offering micro-savings to the poor looks like in practice? Take a tour around the world and learn about the challenges and successes of 80 institutions offering savings services to poor clients.

Change Makers

Transforming Compartamos: Episode 2:
Compartamos is the largest and most profitable microfinance institution in Mexico. Follow Compartamos’ transformation through the stories of the people who make it tick.

Ask the Experts

Q&A with Marguerite Robinson This is the second in a series of expert interviews on the key issues in small scale savings mobilization. Marguerite Robinson gives suggestions on how to mobilize savings from the poor people on a large scale and still remain profitable. To read the full article, click here.

Mexico Country-Level Savings Assessment

Read the results of CGAP's first country-level test diagnostic of small-balance
savings mobilization.