All Publications
Financial Inclusion Compass 2024
This publication provides a comprehensive analysis of the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in the financial inclusion sector.
Financial Inclusion for Migrants and Refugees: Insights From Credit Unions
This report looks at the role credit unions play in supporting migrants and refugees in Brazil, Ecuador, Poland and the United States.
Intelligent Financial System: How AI Is Transforming Finance
This paper evaluates how the financial sector should prepare for the coming arrival of AI agents and the possibility of artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Promise (Un)kept? Fintech and Financial Inclusion
This paper uses a comprehensive dataset to investigate the relationship between fintech and financial inclusion in a panel of 84 countries over the period 2012–2020 and obtain empirical insights.
Promoting Inclusive Green Finance in Agriculture
This publication seeks to contribute towards filling the current knowledge gap on inclusive green finance by presenting a series of concrete case studies that touch upon different aspects of green finance in agriculture, with a specific, overarching focus on the promotion of sustainable small-scale agricultural production.
Responsible Agricultural Practices of a Cocoa Buying Company in Ghana
This case study shares extensive recommendations to the trader, its financial investors, the government, and other stakeholders based on the findings.
Responsible DPI for Improving Outcomes Beyond Inclusion
Amid the enthusiasm to expand and scale digital public infrastructure (DPI) models to dozens of new markets, this report explores the opportunities for DPI to be built and deployed responsibly for three fundamental elements of financial inclusion: identity (ID), payments, and consent-based data exchanges.
The Role of Supervision in the Financial Inclusion of Forcibly Displaced Persons
This Note discusses the expansion of access to finance for forcibly displaced persons and the unique challenges it presents for financial regulators and supervisors.
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.