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We engage and challenge the industry to better serve, protect and empower clients.

COVID-19: CFI Responds

The challenges facing financial inclusion due to the pandemic are unprecedented. How do we respond to ensure vulnerable households, businesses and FSPs are resilient and recover?

Financial Inclusion Week 2020

Join us Oct. 13-16 for the global conversation to advance inclusive finance.

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Test of a Lifetime: CFI's COVID-19 Blog Series

Implications of COVID-19 for the Most Vulnerable: A Snapshot of Views from CFI’s Advisory Council

Many have compared the steps required to overcome COVID-19 with those taken in previous economic crises or natural disasters, whereby...

MSMEs in Indonesia Are Surviving but COVID-19 Leaves Little Margin for Error

From Crisis to Opportunity: How Can Lenders Help Build Resilient Agri-SMEs

Are Moratoriums Good Policy and Good for FSPs?

MSMEs in Lagos Struggle Due to COVID-19, but Remain Positive

Founding Partner | Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse is a founding partner of the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion. We have worked together to advance financial inclusion since 2008.

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Programs

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

Data-driven insights into financial health from four emerging markets

HBS-Accion Program on Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance

Shaping the next generation of inclusive finance leaders

Board Leardership for Impact

Board effectiveness executive education for social enterprise leaders

Financial Inclusion Equity Council

A forum for financial inclusion equity investors

Building Financial Capabilities and Strengthening Institutions Through Customer-Centered Innovations

Enhancing financial customer engagement by building their capability

Partnership for Responsible Financial Inclusion

Advocates for responsible financial inclusion

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CFI Blog

Blog Post • Sep 17, 2020

Implications of COVID-19 for the Most Vulnerable: A Snapshot of Views from CFI’s Advisory Council

By Camilla Nestor + 3 more

Blog Post • Sep 15, 2020

The Time Has Come for Gender Transformative Approaches

By Julia Arnold

Blog Post • Sep 10, 2020

MSMEs in Indonesia Are Surviving but COVID-19 Leaves Little Margin for Error

Blog Post • Sep 08, 2020

From Crisis to Opportunity: How Can Lenders Help Build Resilient Agri-SMEs

Blog Post • Sep 03, 2020

Including Women Customers in “Inclusive Fintech”

By Maha Khan & Carrie Ruh

Upcoming Events

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Financial Inclusion Week 2020

Join CFI for Financial Inclusion Week 2020, the global conversation to advance inclusive finance.

Series

Test of a Lifetime: COVID-19 and Financial Inclusion

Global Microscope

The enabling environment for financial inclusion

Data Protection and Financial Inclusion: Why It Matters

Delving into consent, alternative data, localization, and regulatory capacity and fragmentation

Keeping Clients First

Keeping focus on who matters most in financial inclusion

Getting Inclusion Right

Ideas on how to achieve meaningful financial inclusion

Financial Inclusion Week 2019

"Financial Inclusion: For What?"

Financial Inclusion 101

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

Global Findex

Assessing the progress of financial inclusion

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Get to Know CFI

Learn more about who we are and what we do. We look forward to engaging with you.

CFI@10: Our Decade in Financial Inclusion

Take a bird's eye view of our impact and accomplishments over the last decade.

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