Digital Transformation: Who Is in the Driver's Seat?
The role of executive leadership is key for microfinance institutions to move successfully towards the digital future.
Food Insecurity Among Microfinance Clients
As food prices rise, data from the COVID-19 pandemic shows us which households will suffer the most, and what makes them vulnerable.
How Do Digital Remittances Contribute to Women’s Financial Health?
Results from a UNCDF survey make clear the need for more gender-smart and migrant-centric remittance products.
A Guide to Global Findex 2021: What You Need to Know
This FinDev guide highlights some of the most recent analytical pieces on the newly released Global Findex database 2021 and will continue to be updated as new publications become available.
How Do Savings Contribute to Financial Health?
A meta-review leads to two mental shifts in approaches to savings research.
How Can Gender Analysis Help Us Understand and Address Women’s Financial Exclusion?
Gender analysis examines the differences in the financial lives, needs, and preferences of women and men and should be a key element of any financial inclusion program or product design. Here, we outline some examples that combine different gender analysis tools to better understand the needs of women and design solutions for them.
When Equal Use Is Not What It Seems
Ghana has one of the most mature mobile money markets in Africa, and one of the smallest mobile ownership gender gaps. However, a deeper look at GSMA's data reveals several gender differences not immediately apparent on the surface - they've highlighted here.
Agent Gender Matters
While there is growing evidence of a positive relationship between cash-in cash-out (CICO) network quality and gender inclusiveness, there is still an ongoing debate about whether the gender of the agent matters for business performance and for women’s financial inclusion.
From Humanitarian Assistance to Economic Resilience in Yemen
CARE shares results and lessons from adapting their Village Savings & Loan Association (VSLA) model to crisis settings to help extend access to financial services to some of the most underserved communities in the world.
FinEquity June 2022 Member Newsletter
The June 2022 newsletter showcased the latest FinEquity case study on digital financial services design for women, a new blog with our colleagues at USAID, upcoming webinars, a roundup of events and opportunities, a Member Spotlight with Tariro Nyimo of Digital Frontiers and much more.