ADB2021-10-052021-10-052020-1197892926248669789292624873N/AN/Ahttps://www.adb.org/publications/asia-sme-monitor-2020-fintech-loans-tricycle-drivers-philippineshttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14540/5717This study of financial technology (fintech) loans to tricycle drivers in the Philippines looks at how fintech affects the welfare of the self-employed and contributes to the development of the country’s local economies. The results highlight the importance of fintech for the self-employed in adapting to the “new normal” after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor (ASM) is a key resource for policy makers working on micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise development in Asia and the Pacific.64Finance sector developmentFinancial inclusion and microfinanceSmall and medium enterprise (SME) financingHealthEmerging diseasesCOVID-19Private sector developmentTransport