RFA: Ecosystem development using agents, payment use cases and market engagement in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu
Summary
UNCDF has partnered with the European Union (EU) and the Organization of Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) to support institutional partners to unlock the potential of Digital Financial Services (DFS) for the resilience of the economies of Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, and Samoa under the Digital Financial Services for Resilience program.
The program will, among other initiatives, seek to support the pilot and expansion of innovation in DFS distributions with the aim of increasing the usage and access of digital financial services amongst segments currently left behind, such as women, youth, and other vulnerable segments in the low-income groups.
UNCDF invites applications from legally registered entities in Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga and/or Samoa with innovative agent models, ready for pilot or scale to apply. Applicants may apply independently or in a consortium provided that the consortium has a pre-established partnership prior to the submission of the proposal.
Proposals should have a special focus on rural areas. Only applicants who meet the eligibility requirements for the submission as indicated in section 3.1 of the RFA document will be evaluated.
Selected applicants will be signing a Performance-Based Agreement (PBA) with UNCDF.
UNCDF’s contributions can range up to a maximum of 100,000 US dollars per country and UNCDF aims to award at least one application for one or more of the four countries, depending on the investment readiness level and outreach potential of the solution proposed.
Selected applicants will need to fund at least thirty percent (30%) of the total project cost (for costs such as technical resources, staff, and operational expenses).
Please submit your proposal trough UNCDF e-investment platform using the link below:
Submissions using other templates or sent by other electronic or non electronic means will not be eligible.
All applications must be submitted by 23:59 (EST, the New York time zone) on 19th November 2021. However, UNCDF invites candidates to check the e-investment platform to see if the deadline has not been extended.
For questions and queries write to ajay.jagannath@uncdf.org cc jane.mugenyi@uncdf.org cc uncdf.rfa@uncdf.org
