Radio to the Rescue in Ghana: Building Awareness of Consumer Rights
The #YouDeserveToKnow campaign informs listeners in a market with limited digital penetration.
How to Train Your Regulator to Code: The Next Step Toward Responsible Digital Finance
Technology can be effectively leveraged for consumer protection regulation, but we need to understand how to support regulators' efforts.
The Outlook for Universal Financial Access in 2020
The World Bank’s leadership is changing as its Spring Meetings are underway this week. How will this affect its commitment to financial inclusion?
Advancing Digital Financial Inclusion in ASEAN
Effective and use of digital financial services requires a comprehensive approach, according to a recent World Bank study.
Is Human Talent the Limiting Factor? Financial Inclusion, New Data and AI
The shortage of qualified data scientists has a ripple effect on financial inclusion beyond staffing requirements.
Financial Inclusion Employees Still Figuring Financial Inclusion Out
Key terminology still flummoxes Washington, D.C., and Boston area experts.
"Winners Take All" and Financial Inclusion: Would the World Be Better Off If We Weren’t in It?
We may be exactly the type of organization Giridharadas criticizes.
Rogue Mobile Money Agents and Black Market SIMs of the DRC: A Barrier to Financial Inclusion
The proliferation of rogue mobile money agents selling black market SIM cards in the Democratic Republic of Congo bogs down provision of high-quality financial services.
On Data, Let’s Anchor Ourselves in Practicality
To avoid getting swept away in the ocean of issues, those at the crossroads of international development and finance need to pursue actionable, evergreen standards toward data protection and rights.
Work Isn’t Just About Money: Universal Basic Income and Potential Benefits for U.S. Working Poor
There are a few reasons why a new universal basic income pilot in Stockton, California, is different.
Financial Inclusion 101
ABF Spotlight
Keeping Clients First
Innovation Spotlight
Getting Inclusion Right
Want to Fix the Financial Inclusion Gender Gap? Ask Better Questions
We must identify underlying causes of gendered financial exclusion to improve financial services for women.
Women and Financial Inclusion: What More Can We Do to Address the Systemic Barriers Women Face?
This International Women’s Day, CFI’s Danielle Piskadlo reflects on structural barriers to financial inclusion gender equality, and how digital needs to be more intentional.
Oral Users and Digital Payments: Can Existing Interfaces be Adapted?
A lack of formal numeracy shouldn't preclude access to digital financial services.
Help Us Shape Standards for Responsible Digital Lending
The public comment period has begun for the Smart Campaign's provisional Client Protection Standards for Digital Credit.
Good Intentions, Bad Security: Podcast Episode Delves Into CFI Research on Data Security in Digital Finance
CFI Research Fellow Patrick Traynor and Research Manager Pablo Anton-Diaz discuss findings of "Digital Finance and Data Security" with Eric Hathaway of “The Finance Frontier.”
Digital Standards and Nascent Business Models: Smart Campaign Reacts to The Global Microscope
Isabelle Barrès, Director of the Smart Campaign, reflects on the findings from the Economist Intelligence Unit’s report on the enabling environment for financial inclusion.
App-Based Lender Weighs in on Standards for Responsible Digital Credit
Tala leaders speak with the Smart Campaign about their contributions toward digital credit standards that protect consumers.
The Future of Impact Investing: CFI’s Take on Dueling Views
Deborah Drake, VP of the Investing in Inclusive Finance Program at CFI, jumps into the debate about impact investing and returns.