All Publications
Investing in Equitable AI for Inclusive Finance
This publication gives an overview of the use cases of AI in inclusive finance and some of the drivers of harmful AI bias towards women.
Prompts for Equitable Artificial Intelligence in Inclusive Finance
This research presents some of the key challenges with building accountability and transparency for AI in inclusive finance.
The Digital Transformation of Small and Micro-Businesses in Bangladesh
This report provides an analysis of the second phase of the Build Back Better—Enhancing Recovery and Resilience of Small and Micro-Businesses (SMB) project in Bangladesh since 2020.
Advancing Livelihoods Through Financial Inclusion in Iraq
This report provides an overview of the target market and enabling environment for the financial services industry in Iraq.
Assessing Digital and Financial Literacy in Fiji: A Survey on Knowledge, Skills and Access
This study explores experiences with traditional and digital financial services to-date to serve as a baseline from which future changes in competencies, access, and usage can be measured by regulators and development partners.
Climate Change and Index Insurance
This briefing note summarizes the emerging issues related to climate change and index insurance, discussing how climate trends are being considered in index product design and pricing, and how this could be improved.
Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRAg) Whitepaper
This whitepaper examines how stakeholders can use and finance digital technology to address smallholder farmers’ challenges caused by conflict, the pandemic, and climate change.
Making Digital Public Infrastructure Work for Women
This policy brief offers recommendations that leverage digital public infrastructure to enable and advance women’s economic empowerment through financial inclusion.
Advancing Gender Equality While Driving Business Growth
This brief outlines why financial service providers should advance gender equality in financial inclusion and how they can approach this process.
Bolstering Women’s Climate Resilience and Adaptation Through Financial Services
This working paper illustrates how women are differently impacted by climate change and how financial services can play a better role in strengthening their autonomous adaptive capacities to climate change.