Strange Bedfellows? Why Fintechs and MFIs Are Actually the Perfect Match
More than a decade of successful MFI-fintech partnerships have proven that the two can be much more than "frenemies." Here are seven success factors for great partnerships.
Building Radical Financial Confidence Through Inclusive Design
IDEO’s Last Mile Money program proposes new design paradigms for digital finance to center the experience of people living in poverty.
Four Major Challenges Faced by Mobile Money Users in Senegal
As access to digital finance grows, so do the risks. A concrete action plan involving all stakeholders is needed to address them.
Working to Promote Food Security in Burkina Faso
Claire Lossiané of YIKRI, winner of the 2023 European Microfinance Award, reflects on the MFI’s programs to combat malnutrition.
How Can Gender Lens Investing Catalyze Growth For Women Led MSMEs?
Women-led MSMEs play a crucial role in their local economies, driving job creation, innovation, combating climate change, and ensuring food security. Despite this, significant gaps in access to appropriate financial services persists. This blog provides a few practical examples of how gender lens investing can incentivize FSPs to serve women entrepreneurs.
Advancing Financial Inclusion for Forcibly Displaced People
Daphnee Iglesias of the IRC shares the goals and priorities of the Community of Practice for Financial Inclusion of FDPs, and invites others to join their efforts.
Choosing Our Words Wisely: Is it Economic Violence, Financial Abuse, or Something Else?
The concept of financial abuse of women and girls remains an unexplored area within the financial services sector. In our first installment of the financial abuse mini blog series, Grameen Foundation's Senior Research Director, Bobbi Gray, introduces the subject, provides a working definition, and shares insights on the topic from their work in Honduras.
Good-bye from Nisha Singh
A good-bye from one of FinEquity's founding facilitators.
On Our Radar: July 2024
An updated take on "What We're Reading". The FinEquity team brings you a curated list of women's financial inclusion and economic empowerment content we've been consuming recently, from podcasts, new initiatives, and articles to videos and social posts.
Video Highlights From the X Central American and Caribbean Microfinance Conference
FinDev Gateway conducted 12 video interviews with conference speakers, aiming to capture some of their the key takeaways and insights from the event.