Fintech is the latest financial innovation thought capable of dramatically improving the lives of the global poor, but a more critical look is necessary to challenge this narrative.

A Scale2Save project in Cote d’Ivoire shares what they’ve learned working with farmer cooperatives as financial agents.

For International Women's Day 2022, check out this list of events addressing the gender gap and women's economic empowerment.

Explore your knowledge on a range of issues that affect women's financial inclusion - from gendered social norms to women's property rights to gender lens investing. How much do you know?

In this FinDev interview, Carine Roenen of Fonkoze shares the story of their healthcare program, Boutik Santé, winner of the 2021 European Microfinance Award. 

Three key takeaways on developing green microfinance programs from experts at the SAM Conference.

LAPO Microfinance Bank learned five important lessons from their experience using a human-centered design process to revamp their child savings account product.

Understanding how different consumer behaviors affect adoption rates can help financial inclusion practitioners fine-tune their efforts.

Differences in product awareness show that we need to look deeper at sub-segments among women if we want to achieve equality of financial access.  

Private sector investment is needed to support low-cost private schools in low and medium income countries.