Young Women's Financial Inclusion: What Works
This paper presents lessons learned from initiatives that aim to increase financial inclusion among low-income young women, ages 15–24, in low- and middle-income countries.
Applications Are Open For The 2025 Leadership & Diversity Program For Regulators
Supporting financial regulators to develop policies that close the gender gap in financial inclusion; building the women’s leadership pipeline in regulatory organizations.
IFC and Equity Bank of Kenya Partner in Landmark Facility to Support Financial Inclusion for Refugees
The $20 million facility will boost financial inclusion for individuals and small businesses in Kenya’s most underserved regions that serve as a home to hundreds of thousands of forcibly displaced people from countries across Africa.
Visa Teams up With USAID for Financial Inclusion Push
Visa is joining forces with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve access to digital government and payment systems across the world.
FinEquity Knowledge Guide: Gender Diversity and Leadership Development in Financial Services
This guide brings together a selection of the most relevant practical resources, tools and proven solutions to increasing gender diversity in the financial services industry leadership and workforce. These are organized into four main categories; (i) Gender Diverse Leadership, (ii) Institutional Gender Gap Assessment, (iii) Workforce Development, and (iv) Training Resources.
FinEquity Knowledge Guide: Digital Financial Literacy
This guide provides a curated list of resources for community members looking to better understand how they can incorporate Digital Financial Literacy in their programming.
FinEquity Knowledge Guide: Bridging the Gender Gap in Access to Finance for Women Entrepreneurs through Gender Lens Investing
This resource guide is designed to serve as a quick reference for investors, donors, and development partners looking to understand how to integrate a gender lens in their investment processes to support financial service providers (FSPs) serving women-led micro, small, and medium enterprises (WMSMEs).
How to Fight Fraud Against Government Program Beneficiaries in India
Government payment recipients with digital accounts are increasingly becoming the targets of scams. Recent research identifies key vulnerability points and recommendations for improving consumer protection.
Empowering Small Giants: Inclusive Embedded Finance for Micro-Retailers
This report outlines various business models that incorporate last-mile retailers into digital ordering platforms, offering them convenience, transparency, and a wide range of products.