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Financial Health as a Consumer Journey
The deep value of a financial health framework is to enable financial service providers and regulators to step into customers' shoes and design products and policies that accompany and support them on their pathway to financial well-being.
By Elisabeth Rhyne
FinDev Blog
Gender-Transformative Business Models in Agriculture
Insights from five leading agricultural companies help us understand how businesses can advance gender equity by taking specific steps to address harmful gender norms and reduce gender gaps.
By Jamie Anderson, Cesar Maita Azpiri, Renée Hunter
FinDev Blog
Towards a More Sustainable Livelihood for Business Correspondent Agents
A new pilot explores the possibilities for agents in rural India to include assisted e-commerce among the services they offer.
By Bhakti Palande, Ganita Dahiya, Grameen Foundation India
FinDev Blog
Coping Strategies of Financially Distressed Households
Which clients are most likely to draw down savings, borrow or sell off assets to deal with reduced income? This data can help MFIs find ways to make savings products easier to access, use and afford.
By Scott Graham, Anahit Tevosyan, Andree Simon, FINCA International
FinDev Guide
FinDev Guide to Women's Financial Inclusion
This Guide features a curated selection of research and blogs on women's financial inclusion, from gender lens investing to financial diaries of women traders.
FinDev Interview
Finding Our Collective Direction Towards Women's Economic Empowerment
Aude de Montesquiou, Global Facilitator for FinEquity, discusses the community of practice's current work and future ambitions to support women.
FinDev Blog
Wartime Wheat: Supporting Farmers and Food Security in Ukraine
Affordable financing is critical for Ukrainian agribusinesses as they support their fellow farmers and soldiers on the front lines.
By Alisa Stetsyshyn, World Council of Credit Unions
FinDev Blog
Saving to Build Resilience: At Odds With Saving for Future Goals?
New research takes a look at how formal savings accounts can help people manage financial risks as well as accumulate savings for the future.
By Alexandra Sanchez, Laura Courbois
FinDev Blog
Green Inclusive Finance: Necessity and Opportunity for MFIs in Middle East and North Africa
How can the region’s microfinance sector help manage climate risks and continue to protect and improve livelihoods?
By Natalia Realpe Carrillo, Alexander Reviakin
FinDev Blog
Central Bank Digital Currencies: Five Lessons From Three Trailblazers
Experiences from the Bahamas, China and Nigeria help illuminate the rocky path for other central banks interested in implementing their own digital currencies.
By Kinyanjui Mungai, Michaella Allen, Barry Cooper, Cenfri