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We use rigorous research and advocacy to advance inclusive financial systems for low-income people around the world.

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Brief • Oct 20, 2021
Trust of Data Usage, Sources, and Decisioning: Perspectives From Rwandan Mobile Money Users
By Alexandra (Alex) Rizzi & Tanwi Kumari
Brief • Sep 22, 2021
The Precarious State of MSMEs: Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 and Opportunities to Support their Recovery
By Shradha Modi + 3 more
Report • Jul 13, 2021
Normative Constraints to Women’s Financial Inclusion: What We Know and What We Need to Know
By Julia Arnold + 2 more
Report • Jun 17, 2021
Building Women’s Financial Capability: A Path Toward Transformation
By Julia Arnold & Jayshree Venkatesan
Report • Jun 01, 2021
Weathering the Storm II: Tales of Survival from Microfinance Crises Past
By Daniel Rozas
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CFI Blog

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Blog Post • Nov 01, 2021
Green Inclusive Finance: A Framework for Understanding How Financial Services Can Help Low-Income People Weather Climate-Related Risks
By Howard Miller
Blog Post • Oct 29, 2021
Promoting Prosperity in an Era of Uncertainty
By Mayada El-Zoghbi
Blog Post • Oct 18, 2021
Workarounds Don’t Work: Gender-Aware Financial Services Must Help Address Discriminatory Norms
By Alex Kessler
Blog Post • Aug 17, 2021
Financial Inclusion Must Address Restrictive Social and Gender Norms
By Alex Kessler & Julia Arnold
Blog Post • Aug 12, 2021
10 Things to Know About Nigerian MSMEs’ Experience with COVID-19
By Eric Noggle
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Research Topics

Data Risks and Opportunities

Consumer Protection

Women's Financial Inclusion

Financial Services to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Risks

COVID-19 & MSMEs: Data and Analysis to Understand Impact

A longitudinal research program in four emerging markets

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Data Risks and Opportunities

The Stories Algorithms Tell: Bias and Financial Inclusion at the Data Margins

Across all industries, predictive, data-driven algorithms -- mathematical recipes ranging from the simple to the complex -- are being used...

Reducing Bias in Algorithmic Decisions Cannot Rely on “Blind” Approaches

Rethinking Financial Inclusion at the Data Margins

Regulatory Headwinds on the Horizon for Chinese Fintechs: Where Do Consumers Fit In?

Financial Inclusion Week

Nov 1-4, 2021

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Weathering the Storm II

Case studies about microfinance institutions emerging from crises

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CFI's Strategy

Guiding our Work Through 2024

Crisis and Opportunity: Reimagining Inclusive Finance After the Pandemic

This strategy will guide CFI’s work through 2024 and focuses on four thematic areas. All of them, to significant degrees, have either been exacerbated by...

Women's Financial Inclusion

Leveraging Digital Financial Capability to Drive Women’s Financial Inclusion

Informed and empowered men and women make fewer risky financial decisions than those with less knowledge. And for a low-income...

What Does It Take for a Woman to Become Financially Capable?

The Case for a Gender-Intelligent Approach: An Opportunity for Inclusive Fintechs

Revisiting Building Financial Capability with a Gender Lens

Programs

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HBS-Accion Program on Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance

Shaping the next generation of inclusive finance leaders
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Board Leardership for Impact

Board effectiveness executive education for social enterprise leaders
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Financial Inclusion Equity Council

A forum for financial inclusion equity investors
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Series

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COVID-19 and MSMEs: Data and Analysis to Understand Impact

What is the scale of impact of COVID-19 on MSMEs, and how are they coping?
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Policy Responses to COVID-19 and Their Impacts on Low-Income Customers

A series of policy briefs on efforts by national governments around the world to mitigate the economic impacts of COVID-19...
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Reflecting on the Smart Campaign: Lessons Learned

Looking back on a decade of consumer protection work
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Global Microscope

The enabling environment for financial inclusion
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Data Protection and Financial Inclusion: Why It Matters

Delving into consent, alternative data, localization, and regulatory capacity and fragmentation
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Keeping Clients First

Keeping focus on who matters most in financial inclusion
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Financial Inclusion 101

What is financial inclusion? Microfinance? Financial capability? Get smart about basic common concepts and core reading.
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