This study is designed to accelerate collaboration between the public and private stakeholders, presenting a framework for using new approaches and technologies to transform the payment ecosystem.

This country analysis estimates that digital payments can boost Bangladesh’s annual GDP, and responsible payments digitization in certain sectors will help accelerate progress towards the SDGs by 2030.

Mercy Corps was primarily interested in understanding how poultry inputs and savings group interventions had helped women earn income, save and access loans to improve their economic well-being. But nearly all the women they spoke with talked instead about how the poultry livelihoods had increased their self-esteem, confidence and aspirations, and changed men’s perceptions of women’s economic contributions toward the household and made financial decisions more equitable between men and women - in other words, bolstered their social resilience capacities.

This paper draws on interviews conducted with nine central banks that are currently exploring retail central bank digital currencies. It shares concrete examples from their work and discusses challenges, risks and regulatory and legal implications.

New FinEquity events, a member spotlight and more! 

During this session you will hear from WEE-FI experts on the challenges and opportunities they face in not only closing the gender gap in financial inclusion but driving active usage of a range of financial services that might support women in gaining more trust, agency and control over their financial lives. 

The goal of these best practice guidelines is to build the capacities of insurance supervisors and regulators to create enabling market conditions for successful inclusive insurance interventions.