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Filter PostsData Globalization vs. Data Localization
The flow of data across borders is a contentious issue countries encounter when developing data protection laws and regulations. How should policy stakeholders in financial inclusion approach this issue?
Financial Inclusion and Future Jobs: What the Market in Indonesia Tells Us
The gig economy is sometimes viewed as an adversary of job security and worker protections. In Indonesia, it's a different story.
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Alternative Data in America: Policy and Concerns
Successful in their home countries, many skilled migrants in the U.S. need to start over when it comes to their credit files. Is alternative data the way forward for them and for Americans on the credit margins? This is the third in the “Data Protection and Financial Inclusion: Why It Matters” blog series.
6 Tips for a Stronger Application: HBS-Accion Program on Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance
Being to the point, on topic, and not being shy about reaching out with questions are good tactics.
Data Consent: Let’s Share the Burden for Effective Consumer Protection
Our fast-changing digital times and the lack of clarity on the interpretation of current regulations mean that informed consent is hard to come by in financial inclusion. This is the second in the "Data Protection and Financial Inclusion: Why It Matters" blog series.
Data Protection and Financial Inclusion: Why It Matters (Introduction)
A new CFI Blog series delves into the complicated world of enacting and enforcing data protection regulations and legislation that protects consumers.
Advancing Women’s Financial Inclusion: What Does the Global Microscope Tell Us?
Eleven gender-based indicators were added to the mix, but they aren't one-size-fits-all across geographies.
Looking Back at 2019: a Transition, a New Initiative, Sharing Insights and Engaging Our Community
Five highlights from an eventful year at CFI
Financial Literacy for Convicted Felons: A Way to Lower Recidivism?
One way to lower the US incarceration rate could be to give inmates financial knowledge they need to get by upon reentry.
Board Governance for Innovative Companies: 9 Principles for Success
CFI and FMO publish a new resource on board governance for innovative companies serving base-of-pyramid clients. The report is based on advice from peer professionals.
What’s in a Score? Reconciling Financial Access and Usage With the Microscope Rankings
Using an index to score complex policy and regulatory environments has its pluses and minuses.
New Handbook Addresses Demand for Practical Legal Resources About Consumer Protection in a Digital World
The Handbook on Consumer Protection for Inclusive Finance fills a void created by legal and regulatory shortcomings, inconsistent oversight, competing or overlapping regulatory mandates, and the inability or lack of enforcement.
These Ideas Must Die: Notions Impeding Financial Inclusion Progress
During this time of asking what financial inclusion is for, Bobbi Gray of Grameen Foundation offers 3 notions that should be put out to pasture.
Focusing on the Underserved, Serving the Bottom Line: a Q & A With Monica Brand Engel
The world’s capital markets are the one resource that’s plentiful enough to tackle global poverty, writes the Quona Capital Co-founder and Partner.
How Alternative Credit Scoring Can Work for the Unbanked...and the Bottom Line
Credit scoring is critical to modern finance, and we can put it to work -- profitably -- to support the underserved.
How to Include Refugee Entrepreneurs in Microfinance
Four tips for financial service providers serving refugees
Standing in the Sun: Human Rights Abuses in the Name of Financial Inclusion
Human rights abuses by payment service providers need to come to an end in order for financial inclusion to further equity.
The Promise of Digital Financial Coaching for Women Entrepreneurs in the U.S.
Women entrepreneurs appear more likely to take advantage of digital resources than their male counterparts, which makes them ideal beneficiaries of digital interventions.