Center for Financial Inclusion
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Center for Financial Inclusion

an action-oriented think tank

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

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Report

Expanding Financial Capability in Colombia

Report

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

Report

Digital Finance and Data Security

Report

Finance for All: Wedded to Fintech for Better or Worse

Report

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.

CFI Blog

Blog Post • Jan 15, 2019
Partnering with Providers to Set DFS Standards for Client Protection
By Alex Taylor & Wayne Hennessy-Barrett
Blog Post • Jan 14, 2019
Announcing the 2019 Fellows: Researchers to Tackle Important Questions on APIs, G2P Payments
By Tess Johnson
Blog Post • Jan 09, 2019
Addressing Digital Credit Risks in Emerging Markets
By Alexandra Wall
Blog Post • Jan 08, 2019
5 Reasons Small Merchants Aren’t Using Financial Services in Chile
By Priya Punatar
Blog Post • Jan 04, 2019
Highlights of Last Year Provide Springboard for 2019
By Ezra Mannix

Programs

HBS-Accion Program on Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance

Shaping the next generation of inclusive finance leaders
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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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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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Upcoming Events

Feb

7

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

31

Apr

5

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

11

Apr

13

Cape Town

Africa Board Fellowship Opening Seminar - Cohort 9

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

Apr

15

Apr

17

Cape Town

Africa Board Fellowship Closing Seminar - Cohort 8

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

Jun

4

Jun

5

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.

Series

Getting Inclusion Right

Ideas on how to achieve meaningful financial inclusion
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Global Microscope

The Enabling Environment for Financial Inclusion
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Finance for All

Risks (Banana Skins) in Financial Inclusion
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Africa Board Fellowship Spotlight

Highlights from ABF Fellows and reflections from industry experts
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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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Global Findex

Assessing the progress of financial inclusion
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Now Accepting Applications

The Harvard Business School-Accion Program on Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance is the first executive education program of its kind to provide high-level management and leadership training to people shaping the microfinance industry, including CEOs of leading microfinance institutions and executives of mainstream banks entering the microfinance market.

Get to Know CFI

Learn more about who we are and what we do. We look forward to engaging with you.

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