MSME Payment Service Bank of the Year – Smartcash by Airtel
Smartcash by Airtel has won the MSME Payment Service Bank of the Year Award at the maiden edition of the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Award Night organized by Nairametrics and the Economic Forum Series.
Gender Inclusive Finance Comes Under the Spotlight in Skopje
On 1 October, AFI Chief Executive Officer Dr Alfred Hannig explored how to advance gender inclusive finance in Southeast Europe with a panel of five female central bank governors from across the region.
Guidelines: Expanding Financial Inclusion to Women in Mexico
This document aims to guide financial institutions toward the intentional inclusion of women through concrete actions to adapt their product offering and make the necessary organizational and cultural changes.
Combating Financial Abuse With a Vigorous Battle Plan
There are three key lessons we can apply from the Smart Campaign’s experience with consumer protection.
Inclusive Fintech: How Startups Are Bridging the Finance Gap for Microenterprises
This focus note features a range of case studies based on CGAP's research and highlights the potential and actual impacts of microenterprise fintech models.
Promise (Un)kept? Fintech and Financial Inclusion
This paper uses a comprehensive dataset to investigate the relationship between fintech and financial inclusion in a panel of 84 countries over the period 2012–2020 and obtain empirical insights.
Building Value in Microfinance Through Digitization: Lessons from Loan Automation Pilots
To address the hope and frustration brought about by digitization, CGAP identified and tested five core principles for successful implementation.
European Microfinance Week 2024
The conference brings together all sectors of the inclusive finance industry including consultants & support service providers, investors, multilateral & national development agencies, NGOs and researchers.
IFC Partners With Axis Bank to Provide a $500 Million Climate Loan in India
This is IFC’s first blue investment in India and the first blue transaction by a financial institution in the country.