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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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Latest Publications
Report • Dec 14, 2021
Insights from the 2021 Inclusive Fintech 50 Applicant Pool
Report • Dec 02, 2021
Better Practice Guidance on Women’s Digital Financial Capability
Brief • Oct 20, 2021
Trust of Data Usage, Sources, and Decisioning: Perspectives From Rwandan Mobile Money Users
Brief • Sep 22, 2021
The Precarious State of MSMEs: Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 and Opportunities to Support their Recovery
Report • Jul 13, 2021
Normative Constraints to Women’s Financial Inclusion: What We Know and What We Need to Know
CFI Blog
Blog Post • Jan 19, 2022
Improving Customer Financial Capability Through a Digital App: Lessons Learned from Pilots with Two FSPs
Blog Post • Dec 21, 2021
Accountability for Algorithms: A Balancing Act for Governments
Blog Post • Dec 20, 2021
Top 10 of 2021: CFI Research that Furthered Our Thinking in a Pivotal Year
Blog Post • Dec 16, 2021
Diffusion Theory, the S-Curve, and Why We Need to Go Beyond Inclusion
Blog Post • Dec 08, 2021
Furthering Digitalization’s Potential for Financial Inclusion: Insights from Sub-Saharan FSPs, Supervisors, and Associations
Financial Inclusion Week
Financial Inclusion Week (FIW) is an annual gathering of the global community working to advance inclusive finance. The four-day virtual event is a forum for exchanging ideas, research, and perspectives from around the world.
COVID-19 & MSMEs: Data and Analysis to Understand Impact
A longitudinal research program in four emerging markets
Inclusive Fintech 50
Learn about this unique competition for fintechs that drive financial inclusion and resillience.
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CFI Strategy Document
This strategy document will guide CFI’s work through 2024 and focuses on four thematic areas.