These days, it seems like everyone is talking about the revolutionary potential of blockchain. But do such proclamations sometimes have you scratching your head, wishing you understood what blockchain actually is? In this Gateway Guide we start with the ABCs: What is blockchain and why should I care?

FinDev Gateway's new name is part of a strategic repositioning of the Gateway, which has evolved from a microfinance online repository established nearly 20 years ago into a knowledge-sharing platform engaging the broader financial inclusion community.

The question that will be on everyone’s mind is why the name change? The simple answer is that the world has changed, and so has FinDev Gateway.

Data2X calls on key global bodies to recognize the importance of sex-disaggregated data, after attending AFI's Global Policy Forum earlier this month.

Digital financial services (DFS) and FinTech innovations continued to grow in 2017, with increased trust in DFS and more interoperability. But challenges remain...

With just one telco and a focus on rural markets, Ethiopia challenges many of our assumptions as it creates its own digital finance ecosystem.

The Gateway Webinar series enables financial inclusion practitioners to share lessons and attend online presentations and discussions delivered by the world's leading financial inclusion experts. Listen to these webinar recordings to catch up with the latest financial inclusion trends.

The Gateway sat down with Sybil Chidiac of Grameen Foundation to discuss what works and what doesn't when tailoring savings groups to serve vulnerable populations. 

Are you interested in attending a training and are wondering if it is worth it? Or maybe you have received a request from your employees to attend a training, and you are weighing the costs and benefits? Answer these questions to figure out which trainings and events are right for you.

In this Gateway interview, Reda Maamari discusses a new regional award which aims to spur innovation for greater financial inclusion in the Arab World, sharing how the Arab Financial Inclusion Innovation Prize (AFIIP) came about, and what it hopes to achieve.