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.

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.

Join this interactive workshop to hear from agri-SMEs, local financial service providers and global development actors about the key challenges and unexpected opportunities on the ground emerging from recent economic shocks.

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.

A new Microfinance Index captures client-level outcomes across five dimensions of impact, providing us with key insights that help us understand how client outcomes vary with different types of microfinance services.

This lunchtime seminar will offer insights from AXA Emerging Customers, AM Best, a credit rating agency specializing in the insurance industry, and the Microinsurance Network.

As technology advancements give rise to new digital solutions and increased financial inclusion, women continue to be excluded and disadvantaged due to gendered norms. Understanding these norms can provide critical insights for designing women-centric systems and closing the gender gap in financial inclusion. 

This report provides a research summary of two impact evaluations looking at VisionFund´s FAST program – lending to savings groups, to determine if it accomplished its main program objectives.

Digitalization and technology are rapidly transforming women’s livelihood opportunities in various sectors. However, these opportunities are not easily and evenly accessible to all women. Women workers and entrepreneurs are having to adapt and respond to the changing economic landscape, begging  the question, “How can financial services support improved livelihood opportunities for women in this increasingly digitalized economy?”