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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

Four Reflections on the COVID e-MFP Compass

At CFI, we can sometimes be skeptical of voluntary surveys. Just think of the selection bias involved. The kinds of...

DFIs, COVID-19 and Financial Inclusion: A Conversation with Richard Greenberg of DFC

Microfinance Coalition, MIVs Team Up in Response to COVID-19

Are Moratoriums Good for 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.

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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

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 • Aug 06, 2020

Making Digitization Work for Clients Starts With Client Engagement

By Alexandra Rizzi & Malacci Ohrt

Blog Post • Jul 30, 2020

FSPs Adopt Client Protection: A Look Back, A Look Ahead

By Alex Taylor & Laura Schroeder

Blog Post • Jul 23, 2020

Four Reflections on the COVID e-MFP Compass

By Mayada El-Zoghbi

Blog Post • Jul 21, 2020

Microfinance Coalition, MIVs Team Up in Response to COVID-19

By Ethan Loufield

Blog Post • Jul 09, 2020

DFIs, COVID-19 and Financial Inclusion: A Conversation with Richard Greenberg of DFC

By Richard Greenberg

Upcoming Events

Virtual Event

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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