COVID-19 and Women-Led MSMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa
This study aims to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women-led MSMEs in 13 African countries hoping to contribute to further strengthening of outcomes for those MSMEs.
Adult Numeracy and Financial Capability
This research shares key findings and insights on the workings between confidence and competence in using numbers and financial decision making – and the impact these have on financial capability outcomes.
From Cash to Digital Wage Payments in the Philippines
This report discusses why it is imperative to capitalize on this momentum in the wake of COVID-19 to ensure wider adoption and usage of digital payments, particularly among low-income women.
Reaching Financial Equality for Women
This 10-point action plan for governments and businesses shares practical steps to help end the continued economic exclusion of women through digital financial inclusion.
Evidence Review on Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Its Relationship With Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE)
Understanding the evidence of designed interventions to prevent and respond to VAWG
Risk Sharing Facilities: Mobilizing Finance for Women-Led MSMEs
Toolkit for policymakers, regulators, supervisors involved in the formulation and implementation of policy and regulation that advance access to finance for women-led MSMEs
Algorithmic Bias, Financial Inclusion, and Gender
A primer on opening up new credit to women in emerging economies
Narrowing the Gender Gap in Mobile Banking
Evidence from field experiments in Bangladesh examining the gender gap in the adoption and usage of mobile banking
A Policy Framework for Women-Led MSME Access to Finance
Financing insights on women-led MSMEs from emerging markets
Digital Finance and Inclusion in the Time of COVID-19
A look at opportunities and risks associated with the surge in uptake and use of digital financial services