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an independent global think tank

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

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Our Thematic Focus Areas

Data Risks and Opportunities

Consumer Protection

Women's Financial Inclusion

Financial Services to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Risks

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Report • Mar 31, 2021
The Stories Algorithms Tell: Bias and Financial Inclusion at the Data Margins
By Alexandra (Alex) Rizzi + 2 more
Report • Mar 26, 2021
Crisis and Opportunity: Reimagining Inclusive Finance After the Pandemic
Report • Mar 03, 2021
Regulatory Flexibility During the Pandemic: Emerging Lessons
By Denise Dias & Loretta Michaels
Brief • Feb 26, 2021
Weathering the Storm II: A Case Study of Financiera FAMA
By Garrett Jaso
Brief • Feb 23, 2021
On the Economic Frontlines of COVID-19: Early Insights From MSMEs Grappling With the Crisis
By Eric Noggle
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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

Policy & MSME Financial Health Webinar

Our MSME Research
Our MSME Research

Financial Inclusion Week

Dates Set for 2021! November 1 to 4

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Weathering the Storm II

Case studies about microfinance institutions emerging from crises

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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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Our Partners

Our work would not be possible without their support.

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CFI Blog

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Blog Post • Apr 27, 2021
Help Wanted: A Global Push Toward Algorithmic Fairness
By Alexandra (Alex) Rizzi & Sonja Kelly
Blog Post • Apr 26, 2021
Climate Change is Exacerbating Obstacles to COVID-19 Recovery for MSMEs in Nigeria
By Eric Noggle
Blog Post • Apr 22, 2021
Leveraging Digital Financial Capability to Drive Women’s Financial Inclusion
By Julia Arnold & Marina Dimova
Blog Post • Apr 19, 2021
Discussing Moratoria and Other Pandemic-Era Measures, a Q&A with FINCA Impact Finance
By Caren Robb & Seth B. Spiro
Blog Post • Apr 08, 2021
Yes, COVID is the Big Bang of Digital Payments
By Loretta Michaels
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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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Data Risks and Opportunities

Rethinking Financial Inclusion at the Data Margins

In emerging economies, the growth of mobile phone use has contributed to an explosion of data that can be fed...

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

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

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