Scaling Responsible Digital Payments in the Indonesian Cocoa Sector
For digital payments to be meaningful for farmers, the study finds that digitization needs to be strongly linked to access to a broader suite of financial services, to unlock farm investments and smooth day-to-day consumption.
The Impact of Mobile Money Interoperability on Financial Inclusion
This report assesses the impact of mobile money interoperability by considering the economic literature on interoperability more generally and utilizing a case study approach in five mobile money countries: Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda and Tanzania.
Last Call to Register for the 26th MFC Annual Conference!
This is the last call to register for the 26th Microfinance Centre (MFC) Annual Conference, which will take place on 14-15 May 2024 in Cracow, Poland.
Last Week to Register for the Boulder Microfinance Training Program in July
This is the last week to register for the Boulder Microfinance Training Program: Key Issues in Financial Inclusion, which will take place from July 15 to 26 in Turin, Italy.
FinTech and Digital Financial Services Ecosystem Data for Supervision and Market Intelligence
This report aims to guide regulators and central banks in adopting ecosystem-based data collection approaches, offering practical insights and a standardized taxonomy for enhanced decision-making, supervision, and the pursuit of financial inclusion goals.
Measuring Women’s Economic Empowerment in Financial Sector Deepening and Financial Inclusion Programmes
Given the complexities of measuring women's economic empowerment (WEE), this Guidance Note presents a framework and methodology for measuring the WEE outcomes of Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) projects and interventions.
The ILO’s Think Impact Toolkit: Practical Tools for Impactful Portfolio Guarantees
This webinar will introduce the Think Impact Toolkit for guarantee instruments which contains a set of practical tools that can easily be adopted and integrated into the broader impact management framework of a guarantor.
United States: Native CDFIs Connect Indian Country to Credit and Capital
Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) emerged to help address credit and capital challenges and provide Native communities and residents with an alternative to mainstream banks.
Growing Climate Risk in Africa: How Can Financial Inclusion Help?
Advans Ghana shares three steps FSPs should take to support the small businesses and farmers who are increasingly impacted by extreme climate events.