an action-oriented think tank

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.

Meet Our Newest Research Fellows

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Announcing the 2019 Fellows: Researchers to Tackle Important Questions on APIs, G2P Payments

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CFI Blog

Blog Post • Jan 23, 2019

Change Management Inside Financial Service Providers: Takeaways from a Funder Partnering with African FSPs

By Constantin Albot

Blog Post • Jan 22, 2019

Financial Inclusion and Imagination

By Ignacio Mas

Blog Post • Jan 18, 2019

Consumer Harm from Data Breaches is a Black Box

By Elisabeth Rhyne

Blog Post • Jan 17, 2019

To Help Customers, Ask the Right Questions

By Priya Punatar

Blog Post • Jan 15, 2019

Partnering with Providers to Set DFS Standards for Client Protection

By Alex Taylor & Wayne Hennessy-Barrett

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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CFI Research Fellows

Addressing the most pressing questions facing the financial inclusion community

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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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HBS-Accion Program on Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance

Shaping the next generation of inclusive finance leaders

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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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Upcoming Events

Feb

Webinar: Meet the 2019 CFI Fellows: Making APIs and G2P Payments Work for Financial Inclusion

Join us and meet the two 2019 CFI Research Fellows.

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.