Ria Zapanta
Research Manager, Financial Inclusion @Innovations for Poverty Action
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WORK HISTORY
Research Manager, Financial Inclusion @Innovations for Poverty Action
Washington, DC, US
Manages two research projects on digital payments, overseeing in-country data collection, including managing IPA staff and data collection firms, coordinating the pilot study, and ensuring adherence to IPA’s data quality protocols. • Works with the Gates Foundation to develop new research opportunities in the field of digital financial services, including impacts of digital payments and digitising cash transfers. Provides support on academic and grey literature research review projects, conducts background landscaping and market ecosystem research activities with researchers and other stakeholder organisations, and supports the development of broader concepts to advance new research in these areas under the supervision of the principal investigator.
EDUCATION
University of Nottingham
MSc Economics and Development Economics, Distinction
Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago
MA in Public Policy, Certificate in Survey Research
University of the Philippines
BS Business Economics
ABOUT RIA ZAPANTA
Research Manager with 5+ years of experience successfully leading major research and…
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