This Data Privacy Day, CFI promotes responsible data practices and privacy through the Privacy as Product Playbook, emphasizing the importance of embedding data privacy at the beginning of the design process to better protect consumers.
Cybersecurity has become a critical pillar of consumer trust and a key enabler of equitable financial inclusion. In collaboration with CyberPeace Institute, we explore the risks of cyber threats in inclusive finance and what is needed to responsibly address them.
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As the year comes to an end, CFI's VP of Research and Programs, Edoardo Totolo, reflects on recent trends in the inclusive finance sector and what we should prioritize looking ahead.
CFI and WFP’s research shows that well-designed cash transfer programs have the potential to enhance household well-being and reduce risks of intimate partner violence, but doing so successfully requires a nuanced approach that incorporates gender-transformative elements and engages multiple stakeholders. This blog post explores how, when designed intentionally, cash transfer programs can help us move closer towards the goal of women's economic empowerment.
A comprehensive study by CFI and WFP suggests that directing funds into the hands of women on behalf of their households can reduce risk factors associated with intimate partner violence (IPV). This blog post highlights how to design cash transfer programs and send money to women while reducing the risk of IPV.
Reflecting on conversations from the 2023 RFF event, CFI's Advisory Council chair Joanna Ledgerwood writes about why DFS risks are greater for women and what is needed for addressing and preventing these risks to increase women's digital inclusion.
Following the release of CFI's Equitable AI Guide and Brief, Lucciana Alvarez Ruiz identifies issues with popular AI tools, like ChatGPT, and how AI can result in harmful gender bias if key challenges with building accountability and transparency are not addressed.
Columbia University SIPA graduate, Nina Liew, considers how fintechs can challenge discriminatory gender norms, intentionally design products for women users, and diversify their organization to further benefit women.
Interviews with 38 women MSE owners in India emphasize the need for banks and fintechs to adopt a gender-intelligent approach to better understand how women use complaint resolution processes and design offerings that address their specific needs.
Interviews with 12 agriculture and financial experts in Sierra Leone identify 3 major climate risks for the country. How can FSPs better understand the impact of these risks and help vulnerable populations transition to alternative livelihoods?
The fintech expansion in low- and middle-income markets faces numerous challenges, but the sector continues to be an area of significant opportunity and innovation. CFI breaks down four key trends in fintech funding today and urges investors to continue supporting inclusive fintechs toward sustained growth.
Magda Bianco identifies three areas that require urgent attention in the face of the evolving nature of consumer risks: financial exclusion for migrants, new technologies, and reaching traditionally underserved segments, especially small businesses and women.
As we prepare to meet in Bengaluru for RFF 2023, Mayada El-Zoghbi reflects on recent conversations with clients in Colombia and Kenya and urges the inclusive finance sector to refocus efforts to break out of an endless cycle of emerging risks.
CFI spoke with Rosita Najmi to reflect on her 20+ years in global development and her personal relationship with poverty that has shaped her strong desire to empower others.
Research shows a positive correlation between financial inclusion and financial resilience. While we cannot prevent climate-related events from happening, this guest blog post focuses on the potential within our reach to help people prepare for the next disaster.
CFI's Anindita Chakraborty transports us to the Colombian wetlands, where climate shocks persist and people must diversify their livelihoods to survive. Discussions with these communities reveal why existing financial systems are not working for these men and women and what needs to change.
In this guest blog post, the authors discuss new research from the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and how impact investors can use their privilege and power to support gender equality in times of crisis and beyond.
Last year, temperatures were at an all-time high in India. CFI's Howard Miller highlights the negative impacts of extreme heat on households in India and what financial service providers need to do to help vulnerable people build resilience and adapt to climate change.