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We use rigorous research and advocacy to advance inclusive financial systems for low-income people around the world.
Latest Publications
Report • Jul 13, 2021
Normative Constraints to Women’s Financial Inclusion: What We Know and What We Need to Know
Report • Jun 17, 2021
Building Women’s Financial Capability: A Path Toward Transformation
Report • Jun 01, 2021
Weathering the Storm II: Tales of Survival from Microfinance Crises Past
Report • Mar 31, 2021
The Stories Algorithms Tell: Bias and Financial Inclusion at the Data Margins
Report • Mar 26, 2021
Crisis and Opportunity: Reimagining Inclusive Finance After the Pandemic
Inclusive Fintech 50
CFI is proud to be the implementing partner of IF50, an independently judged competition to identify 50 early-stage fintechs driving financial inclusion and resilience.
CFI Blog
Blog Post • Jul 21, 2021
Gender and Digital Worldviews: Divergent User Perspectives On Data Collection and Use
Blog Post • Jun 09, 2021
Digital Lending in Kenya: Willingness vs. Capacity to Repay
Blog Post • Jun 03, 2021
Inclusive Fintech 50 Launches 2021 Competition: Driving Innovation in an Era of Uncertainty
Blog Post • May 25, 2021
Reducing Bias in Algorithmic Decisions Cannot Rely on “Blind” Approaches
Blog Post • Apr 27, 2021
Help Wanted: A Global Push Toward Algorithmic Fairness
COVID-19 & MSMEs: Data and Analysis to Understand Impact
A longitudinal research program in four emerging markets
Financial Inclusion Week
Join us November 1-4, 2021!
Weathering the Storm II
Case studies about microfinance institutions emerging from crises
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