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

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Expanding Financial Capability in Colombia

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Global Microscope 2018: The Enabling Environment for Financial Inclusion and the Expansion of Digital Financial Services

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Digital Finance and Data Security

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Finance for All: Wedded to Fintech for Better or Worse

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Responsible Digital Credit

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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CFI Blog

Blog Post • Mar 19, 2019

On Data, Let’s Anchor Ourselves in Practicality

By Ethan Loufield

Blog Post • Mar 13, 2019

Work Isn’t Just About Money: Universal Basic Income and Potential Benefits for U.S. Working Poor

By Rachel Morpeth

Blog Post • Mar 08, 2019

Want to Fix the Financial Inclusion Gender Gap? Ask Better Questions

By Leora Klapper

Blog Post • Mar 08, 2019

Women and Financial Inclusion: What More Can We Do to Address the Systemic Barriers Women Face?

By Danielle Piskadlo

Blog Post • Feb 28, 2019

Oral Users and Digital Payments: Can Existing Interfaces be Adapted?

By Abhishek Gupta & Brett Hudson Matthews

Programs

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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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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HBS-Accion Program on Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance

Shaping the next generation of inclusive finance leaders

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Upcoming Events

Mar

Apr

Boston

HBS-Accion Program on Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance

This intensive six-day program connects financial inclusion professionals from around the world and engages them with some of the Harvard Business School faculty’s foremost thinkers in business strategy and management.

Apr

Cape Town

Africa Board Fellowship Opening Seminar - Cohort 9

The ninth cohort of the ABF will kick off the program in South Africa.

Apr

Cape Town

Africa Board Fellowship Closing Seminar - Cohort 8

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

Jun

London

Financial Inclusion Equity Council (FIEC) Annual Meeting

The Financial Inclusion Equity Council (FIEC) is the first membership organization to bring together the leading private entities that make equity investments in financial inclusion throughout the developing world.