Powering Growth: Unlocking MSME Finance Through Policies, Innovation and Partnerships
This in-person event organized by the Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) as a side event of the G20 and GPFI 1st Plenary of 2024 looking into the future of MSME finance.
Member Spotlight: Tolulope Babajide
FSD Africa's Gender Network Manager, Tolulope Babajide, sat down with us to explain why she decided to dedicate her life's work to building resilience and contributing to women's economic empowerment in Africa.
Igniting SDG Progress Through Digital Financial Inclusion
This edition of SDG Progress provides extensive evidence-based examples of the benefits of digital financial services for the 13 relevant Sustainable Development Goals with a stronger focus on women and climate change.
Fintech for Climate Resilience: A Compendium of Startup Innovations Building Resilience in Emerging Markets
This report by the CIFAR Alliance Investors Working Group highlights 11 successful ventures that are building solutions to improve the resilience of communities susceptible to climate change, enabled by fintech.
Prompts for Equitable Artificial Intelligence in Inclusive Finance
This research presents some of the key challenges with building accountability and transparency for AI in inclusive finance.
Finding Value in Generative AI for Financial Services
This report examines the early impact of generative AI within the financial sector, where it is starting to be applied, and the barriers that need to be overcome in the long run for its successful deployment.
Check Your Bias! A Field Guide for Lenders
This practical field guide walks executives and data scientists through recommendations for ensuring that revised and new credit scoring methods are not unintentionally excluding women or any other underrepresented group.
The Role Regulators Play in Closing the Financial Inclusion Gender Gap: A Case Study of Peru
This case study offers an overview of the current state of women's financial inclusion in Peru.