an action-oriented think tank

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

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.

Financial Inclusion: For What?

Financial Inclusion Week 2019

This year, we are taking a step back as a community to revisit the fundamental purpose of our work, and ask ourselves what is financial...

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CFI Blog

Blog Post • Sep 16, 2019

Goodbye…and Viva Accion!

By Elisabeth Rhyne

Blog Post • Sep 10, 2019

Q and A with Mayada El-Zoghbi, CFI’s New Managing Director

By Mayada El-Zoghbi & Ezra Mannix

Blog Post • Sep 06, 2019

The Next CFI Challenge: Financial Inclusion for Sustainable Development

By Elisabeth Rhyne

Blog Post • Aug 28, 2019

Telling a Human Story of Tech in Agent Networks

By Jacqueline Foelster

Blog Post • Aug 22, 2019

What an Apprenticeship System May Reveal About the Financial Health of Small Business Owners in Nigeria

By Jacqueline Foelster

Programs

Board Leadership for Impact Program

Board effectiveness executive education for social enterprise leaders

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The Smart Campaign

Keeping clients first in financial inclusion

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Mainstreaming Financial Inclusion

Helping mainstream financial institutions overcome barriers to reaching underserved people with quality financial services

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CFI Research Fellows

Addressing the most pressing questions facing the financial inclusion community

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Financial Inclusion Equity Council

A forum for financial inclusion equity investors

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Building Financial Capabilities and Strengthening Institutions Through Customer-Centered Innovations

Enhancing financial customer engagement by building their capability

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Partnership for Responsible Financial Inclusion

Advocates for responsible financial inclusion

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Africa Board Fellowship Program

Peer learning and exchange for board members and CEOs to strengthen the governance of financial institutions serving low-income clients

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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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Upcoming Events

Sep19

New York, NY

Organized by ID2020 Alliance

ID2020 Summit 2019

Senior research director Eric Noggle participates in a panel discussion at this summit dedicated to "Rising to the Good ID Challenge."

Oct21

Oct23

Cape Town

Africa Board Fellowship Closing Seminar – Cohort 9

ABF Fellows will convene in South Africa to close out the ninth cohort.

Oct21

Oct25

Financial Inclusion Week 2019

This year, we are taking a step back as a community to revisit the fundamental purpose of our work, and ask ourselves the question: What is financial inclusion for?

Oct21

Oct25

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Organized by ADA