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Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) financing for products like solar home systems have been revolutionary to removing financial barriers for consumers, and unlocking new markets for product distributors. To date, PAYG has enabled consumers to purchase more than 119 million solar lighting units worldwide between 2010 and 2017, while granting distributors access to a larger base of customers […]