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Th The potentia ial l of dig igit ital l pla latforms as s dis istrib ibutors of f fin financia ial l se servi vices in in Rwanda, with ith a a deep deep di dive e in into the the fina financia ial l nee needs of of


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Th The potentia ial l of dig igit ital l pla latforms as s dis istrib ibutors of f fin financia ial l se servi vices in in Rwanda,

with ith a a deep deep di dive e in into the the fina financia ial l nee needs of

  • f Yeg

ego e-ha haili iling driv drivers

Kigali | February 2020

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Dig igit ital l pla latforms as new economic ic actors sh shapin ing li liveli lihoods

Connects consumers and suppliers of products

Onl Onlin ine sho hoppin ing

Does not fit into any other category

Oth Other

Connects employers and freelance workers

Fre Freela lancin ing

Connects passengers and local drivers

E-hailin iling

Facilitates exchange of spare rental capacity and demand

Ren Rental

Connects customers to service providers for delivery or distribution of parcels

Log Logistics/courier

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Africa’s digital platforms

Source: insight2impact (2018)

277 277 68 68 69 69 92 92 32 32 90 90 43 43 41 41 39 39

50 100 150 200 250 300 Total Ghana Kenya Nigeria Rwanda South Africa Tanzania Uganda Zambia

Number of platforms

2018

  • 277

277 unique platforms

  • 4.8

4.8m platform workers

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E-hail ilin ing a promin inent pla latform type in in SS SSA

91 91 75 75 53 53

37 37 27 27 26 26

Source: insight2impact (2018)

Online shopping E-hailing Freelancing Logistics/ Courier Rental Other

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Pla latforms offeri ring addit itio ional l fin inancia ial l se servi vices

1 6 20 20 20 20

Savings Credit Digital wallet Insurance

15% 15%

  • f platforms identified
  • ffer one or more

insurance, digital wallet, savings or credit product.

Source: insight2impact (2018)

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Cle lear in incentiv ives for r FSP SPs and pla latforms to partner

Ince Incentiv ives for

  • r FSP

SPs Pla Platf tform inc ncenti tives

  • Established customer

base and data

  • Integrated payments
  • Established

communications channel

  • Trusted brand
  • Frequent use
  • Decision proximity
  • Diversification of

revenue stream

  • Increase

participation on the platform

  • Expand their

consumer base

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E-hail ilin ing case study:

Yego in in Rwanda

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Overvie iew of f Yego

Part rticip ipants

  • Digital platform that connects cab and motorbike drivers to passengers
  • Around 17,000 moto and 1,300 cab drivers in Kigali

Acti ctivity

  • Matching of drivers and customers through call centre or mobile app
  • 1 million+ trips completed

Valu lue proposit ition

  • Use of smartphone meter to get distance, fare and number of trip information
  • Cash and digital forms of payments accepted
  • Government mandated use of meters by cab drivers already and moto drivers

by May 2020

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Access ss to fin financia ial l se servi vices in in Rwanda

Source: Finscope 2016

72% % of adults in Rwanda

borrowed money (Finscope, 2016)

86% % of adults in Rwanda

saved money (Finscope, 2016) 4% 4% 11% 11% 51% 51% 6% 6% 28% 28%

2016

Credit access strand

Bank Other formal (non-bank) Informal only Borrow from family and friends Not borrowing

13% 13% 36% 27% 10% 10% 14% 14%

2016

Savings access strand

Bank Other formal (non-bank) Informal only Save at home Not saving

4% 4% 73%

19 19%

1 Mutuelle de Santé and other insurance product Insurance other than Mutuelle de Santé

Insurance strand

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  • 86

86 moto drivers with meters out of 289 289 responded to survey

  • 223

223 cab drivers with meters out of 993 993 responded

Pha Phase 4 4

Partnership and product development

Pha Phase 1

In-depth qualitative interviews with 15 15 moto drivers and 5 cab drivers

Pha Phase 2 2

Quantitative survey design, testing, refinement and rollout

Pha Phase 3

Analysis and synthesis of findings

Phase 4 is not yet covered

Meth thodolo logy

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E-hail ilin ing case study:

e-hailing pla latforms and fin inancial services glo lobally

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La Large glo lobal l e-hail ilin ing mark rket

248 total platforms investigated globally, operating in 110 countries worldwide and 14 14 countries in Africa

1 1 mot

  • torbike onl
  • nly

hailing platform

223 cab-only

ly hailing platforms

24 24 platforms

  • ffering bot

both cab and motorbike hailing

Source: insight2impact (2019)

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Gap in driver coverage

App off App on Accept trip Collect passenger

On On-trip ip Of Off-trip ip

Passenger drop-off

Gap Gap Drivers covered by rideshare policies

E-hail ilin ing rid ride cycle le

Drivers covered by personal insurance policies

Source: insight2impact (2019)

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  • 22% offered an insurance

product

  • 5% offered a credit product
  • 2% offered a savings product

Some glo global e-hailing pla latforms are alr lready offering fin financial se services

1 1 1 2 3 6 10 30 40 Excess insurance Child support SASRIA UM/UIM Collision coverage Comprehensive insurance Liability coverage Loss of income insurance Personal accident

Insurance products offered by platforms

25% 25% of e-hailing platforms globally offered at least one type of financial service.

Source: insight2impact (2019)

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Some examples of f fin financial products ts offered by e-hailing pla latf tforms

Source: insight2impact (2019) Illustrative partnership case studies identified

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E-hail ilin ing case study:

Yego consumer in insights

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Yego driv rivers

“ The advantage with Yego is that with this new technology it’s really an innovation and some customers who now are accustomed saying that it’s better to use the meter, it’s profitable for us.” – Moto driver, 39 “I chose Yego because they offer better services such as giving us the tools we need for work and paying for them in instalment if need be.” – Moto driver, 39 “I get to know the actual price

  • f the distance we used and be

able to show it to my client without them thinking I’m

  • lying. It’s also a system that

makes it easy for passengers to pay faster and efficiently.” – Moto driver, 35

Good service, transparency and ease of payment as reasons for joining Yego

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Yego driv rivers

Participants married, youthful population with a large number of dependents

100% % of both cab and moto drivers are male; ; 9% % of moto drivers are youth (35 years

  • r younger) compared to 36%

% of cab drivers. 58% % of moto drivers and 61% % of cab drivers are married. 65% % of moto drivers and 68% % of cab drivers have between three and six people that rely on their income. 24% % of moto drivers and 39% % of cab drivers have spouses or partners that earn an income.

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50% 28% 17% 6% 0% 48% 18% 3% 18% 15%

I provide a service, like a mechanic, plumber or computer repairer My own business (I sell farm products, like vegetables or goats) Driving own vehicle or

  • ther vehicles

My own business (I sell

  • ther products like

clothes or shoes) Rental income

% of respondents who have work outside of Yego

“I ha

have wor

  • rk ou
  • utsi

tside Yeg ego.

  • . ”

17% 21%

Cab drivers Moto drivers Note: n= 86 for moto drivers and 221 for cab drivers (2 cab drivers did not answer this question). Note: multiple response question. n= 18 for moto drivers and 38 for cab drivers

Addit itio ional l so sources of f inc income

Drivers depend heavily on Yego as primary income source

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70% 23% 7% 51% 19% 30%

I own the vehicle I am still paying off what I owe I do not own the vehicle % of respondents

Vehic icle ownership ip

Moto drivers Cab drivers

Note: n= 86 for moto drivers and 223 for cab drivers

Vehic icle le ownership ip status among Yego driv rivers

High vehicle ownership , particularly by young moto drivers 71 71% of the youth population

  • wn their moto outright,

while 46 46% of the youth own their cab outright.

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19% 31% 19% 11% 11% 6% 4% 42% 32% 9% 8% 2% 6% 1%

Savings Bank Other Family or friends SACCO MFI Money-lender % of respondents that own or are still paying off their vehicle

“I own

wn or

  • r am

am sti till l pa payin ing of

  • ff

f my vehic icle

  • le. ”

70% 23% 51% 19%

I own the vehic icle le I am stil il pa paying of

  • ff

f what I owe Moto drivers Cab drivers

Note: multiple response question. n= 80 for moto drivers and 156 for cab drivers

So Source of f fu funds for r vehic icle le purchases

Credit from banks and savings used to purchase vehicles

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30% 23% 18% 11% 11% 6% 28% 28% 21% 11% 4% 9%

Buy or build a home Buy a motorbike or car Pay for a good education for my children Have enough money for old age Start a business Have enough money for a big life event % of respondents

Top

  • p two fina

financial l goal

  • als

s over ne next xt two

  • years

Moto drivers Cab drivers

Note: multiple response question. n= 86 for moto drivers and 223 for cab drivers

Fin inancia ial l goals ls of f Yego driv rivers

Financial goals centering on asset ownership

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52% 18% 17% 13% 84% 9% 4% 3%

Took vehicle to garage for repairs Had to pay a doctor or a hospital Had to buy a new vehicle Hospitalised and could not work % of respondents

“I ha

have face aced a a ri risk event since joinin

  • ining

g Yeg ego”

Note: multiple response question. n= 81 for moto drivers and 198 for cab drivers

89% 94%

Cab drivers Moto drivers Note: n= 86 for moto drivers and 223 for cab drivers

Risk isks faced by Yego driv rivers

“Sometimes my car breaks down, and I pay a lot on garage.” – Cab driver, 39

Vehicle repairs and medical costs: significant risks faced since joining platform

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2% 36% 30% 20% 10% 4% 4% 2% 40% 34% 21% 3% 4% 3% 1% 4%

Vehicle was damaged Family responsibilities Ill and could not drive Injured and could not drive Other Could not pay the rent for the vehicle Vehicle taken by police Vehicle was stolen Vehicle taken by RURA

% of respondents that were unable to work more than three consecutive days

“ Since

Since joinin

  • ining

g Yeg ego, I ha have bee been un unable le to

  • wor
  • rk for
  • r mo

more tha than thr three con

  • nsecutiv

ive da days” 52% 58%

Cab drivers Moto drivers Note: multiple response question. n= 50 for moto drivers and 115 for cab drivers Note: n= 86 for moto drivers and 223 for cab drivers

Risk isks faced by Yego driv rivers

“If one of my siblings gets sick or my child, it becomes a strain on me financially because I have to stop working to take care of them.” – Moto driver, 29 “I also once had a moto accident and spent a month at home without

  • working. My cousins and friends took

care of me the entire time.” – Moto driver, 39

Vehicle damage, family responsibilities, illness and injury: the main reasons for loss of income

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53% 22% 25% 7% 80% 13%

Me No-one Someone else % of respondents that have been involved in an accident

“ I ha

have been in n an an acc accid ident”

Note: multiple response question. n= 33 for moto drivers and 45 for cab drivers

20%

Cab drivers Moto drivers

38%

Note: n= 86 for moto drivers and 223 for cab drivers

Risk isks faced by Yego driv rivers

Accidents cited as a frequent occurrence among drivers

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“I’m also worried that my bike might get stolen because it has happened to me before. I was still paying for that bike and now I’m on a second loan for the one I have now” – Moto driver, 31 “I’ve told you that when I began this business they stole my moto, thieves surprised me one day…”

  • Moto driver, 32

“It’s because they have GPS, your moto cannot be stolen.…”

  • Moto driver, 38

8% of moto drivers and 3% of cab

drivers have had their vehicles stolen before.

Vehicle theft a concern for platform workers, but Yego is helping to mitigate this

Risk isks faced by Yego driv rivers

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30% 6% 1% 0% 0% 0% 9% 10% 1% 0.4% 0.4% 0%

Comprehensive vehicle insurance Third party vehicle insurance Private health insurance Funeral insurance Life insurance Disability insurance % of respondents

Note: multiple response question. n= 32 for moto drivers and 45 for cab drivers

“ I ha

have som

  • me ki

kind of

  • f ins

nsurance coverage” 20%

Cab drivers Moto drivers

37%

Note: n= 86 for moto drivers and 223 for cab drivers

Fin inancia ial l se servi vice usage by Yego dri rivers

“I have one third-party insurance from [insurer] but I don’t understand how it works. I know I need it, not just for me but for my family as well.” – Moto driver, 39

Low reported uptake of insurance

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22% 29% 17% 17% 10% 2% 2% 33% 10% 26% 10% 19% 2%

A bank A SACCO A MFI Friends or family A savings group A monylender Other % of respondents that currently have a loan

39% 48%

Cab drivers Moto drivers

“I cur

urrently ly ha have a a loan.

  • an.”

0% 0%

Note: n= 86 for moto drivers and 223 for cab drivers Note: multiple response question. n= 41 for moto drivers and 87 for cab drivers

Fin inancia ial l se servi vice usage by Yego dri rivers

Many drivers have loans, mostly from formal sources

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18% 25% 19% 19% 16% 1% 1% 1% 44% 22% 8% 15% 8% 1% 1%

Bank account Mobile money account Savings group MFI SACCO A safe place at home E-wallet account Other Family member or friend

% of respondents that manage to save

91% 92%

Cab drivers Moto drivers

“I man

manage to

  • save.”

0% 0% 0%

Note: n= 86 for moto drivers and 223 for cab drivers Note: multiple response question. n= 79 for moto drivers and 204 for cab drivers

Fin inancia ial l se servi vice usage by Yego dri rivers

High savings rates using banks and mobile-money accounts

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Appetit ite for r ins insurance product fr from Yego

60% 38% 2% 45% 53% 3%

Yes Maybe, I still have some questions No % of respondents Moto Drivers Cab Drivers

Note: n = 84 moto drivers (2 moto drives did not answer this question) and 219 for cab drivers (3 cab drivers did not answer this question) “I don’t believe Yego would do something like that. They already take enough money from us. However, if they did, I would compare their offer with the insurance that I already have.” – Cab driver, 39 “I’m aware that being a motorcycle driver is risky, if it happens that Yego offers us a better insurance than [insurer], which is beneficial for us, I will be the first to integrate, even if I had to work 24h to be able to benefit from it.” – Moto driver, 39

Drivers generally receptive to Yego offering insurance products

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Appetit ite for r credit it product from Yego

42% 54% 5% 43% 54% 3%

Yes Maybe, I still have some questions No % of respondents Moto drivers Cab drivers

Note: n = 84 moto drivers (2 moto drives did not answer this question) and 219 for cab drivers (3 cab drivers did not answer this question) “As I told you, at SACCO we are offered credits, and this is very fast, one day I asked for a credit in the morning, the same evening I had money, so if Yego wants to do something better yet, I would start with Yego as soon as possible.” – Moto driver, 32 “As for the loan, I would take it if the interest rate is low. I don’t really trust those services, there’s always a catch.”.” – Cab driver, 39

Positivity among drivers about credit from Yego, with questions remaining.

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Appetit ite for r sa savin ings product fr from Yego

40% 59% 1% 22% 74% 4%

Yes Maybe, I still have some questions No % of respondents Moto drivers Cab drivers

Note: n = 84 moto drivers (2 moto drives did not answer this question) and 219 for cab drivers (3 cab drivers did not answer this question)

Drivers less receptive to savings products from Yego than other financial services.

“… [I would] rather have this at Yego because Yego understand how taxi drivers live more than banks…” – Cab driver, 39 “…If Yego offers us a better opportunityy than

  • ther banks to offer us better, I would be very

pleased.” – Moto driver, 32

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Breakaway product id ideation session

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  • What financial needs or goals of drivers can be met by credit?
  • How much credit could drivers reasonably pay back and over what period?
  • How would drivers pay back the credit?
  • What additional information would be necessary to provide drivers with credit?

Credit it

Design a credit product for drivers

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  • What financial needs and goals of drivers can be reasonably met by savings?
  • Are these short-term, medium-term or long-term savings goals?
  • How would drivers contribute to their savings?
  • How would they access their savings?
  • What type of interest would drivers expect from their savings?

Sa Savin ings

Design a savings product for drivers

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  • For what type of risks do drivers need insurance products?
  • How would they be enrolled in the product?
  • How would they pay for the insurance product?
  • What is a reasonable amount to charge for the product?
  • How much of the risk would the insurance product cover?
  • How would they claim?

In Insurance

Design an insurance product for drivers

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Yego: Future lo looking

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Insurance products

Personal accident Income replacement Life or funeral insurance Comprehensive insurance

Credit products

Working capital credit Credit for asset purchases

Saving products

Targeted savings product

Fin inancia ial l se servi vice product opport rtunit itie ies

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