Accelerating Financial Inclusion in Nigeria: Six Key Insights from the 2024 National Savings Group Conference
The conference highlighted the need for a national regulatory framework for savings groups and the establishment of an Apex organization to support them.
Banking on Women Who Trade Across Borders
Drawing from interviews across Africa and Latin America, this report explores the challenges faced by female entrepreneurs and proposes solutions.
From Collateral to Cashflow: Expanding Access to Finance for Nigeria’s Female Business Owners
This research examines how two commercial banks are developing innovative credit solutions to expand access to finance for women entrepreneurs.
Opportunity International Awarded $2 Million Grant From Visa Foundation to Remove Barriers and Unlock Capital to Women-Led Business
The grant will allow Opportunity International to provide micro and small business loans, digital tools and specialized technical training to women-led small- and micro businesses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda.
Women & Money: Insights and a Path to Close the Gender Gap
This paper presents research findings on the key challenges women face in accessing digital financial services and the design opportunities for the financial sector, policymakers and regulators, the philanthropic sector, NGOs, and designers everywhere.
Evidence Review of Women's Groups and COVID-19: Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Implications for Savings Groups in Africa
This brief presents emerging evidence from studies in diverse African contexts on how COVID-19 has affected savings groups and how these groups have helped mitigate the pandemic’s negative consequences in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Case for a Gender-Intelligent Approach: An Opportunity for Inclusive Fintechs
Urging the need for gender-aware product design
AXA Mansard, Nigeria – The Case for Insuring Women for a Better Tomorrow
This case study showcases the business case for women's insurance in Nigeria.