It’s a Time to Be Brave and Bold: Q & A with David Ferrand, CFI Advisory Council Member

CFI sat down with David Ferrand, whose extensive knowledge of the inclusive finance space over the last 30 years makes him an invaluable leader on what is needed to create real impact moving forward.

Gender Norms On and Off the Farm: Engaging Smallholder Women in Finance and Climate-Smart Agriculture

This blog post is part of a series on how gender norms influence the behavior of different actors in the financial system. The series aims to promote solutions that shift norms and improve women’s financial inclusion and economic empowerment.

Inclusive Finance Must Be Inclusive: Q & A with Joanna Ledgerwood, CFI Advisory Council Member

CFI sat down with Joanna Ledgerwood, whose prolific achievements supporting the advancement of women’s financial inclusion make her a tremendous asset to the organization as it furthers its work on the topic.

Strengthening a PACT for Resilience: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Investors

This is the second of a two-part blog series inspired by “A PACT to Promote Resilience,” a CFI publication on measuring resilience at the fintech provider level and the implications for users.

For Inclusive Fintechs, Resilience Is Growth’s Much-Needed Companion

This is the first of a two-part blog series inspired by “A PACT to Promote Resilience,” a CFI publication on measuring resilience at the fintech provider level and the implications for users.

An Equitable Rebuilding: Learnings from Women-Owned MSMEs

Throughout March – in honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month – CFI is shedding light on the barriers that disproportionately impact women. CFI applies a gender lens across all its research, working to understand and address issues around women’s financial inclusion and economic empowerment.

What Can COVID-19 Teach Us About the War in Ukraine? 5 Things to Remember

Demand and supply shocks, financial coping strategies, cash transfers, and remittances are issues to keep a close watch on.

The Pandemic Wake-Up Call: Gender Norms Matter in Financial Inclusion

This blog post is part of a series on how gender norms influence the behavior of different actors in the financial system. The series aims to promote solutions that shift norms and improve women’s financial inclusion and economic empowerment.

Understanding the Decision: Consumer Rights and Algorithmic Decision-Making

CFI is honoring World Consumer Rights Day by calling attention to concerns around the transparency of algorithmic decisioning on products for low-income customers.

If You See Something, Say Something

Throughout March – in honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month – CFI is shedding light on the barriers that disproportionately impact women. CFI applies a gender lens across all its research, working to understand and address issues around women’s financial inclusion and economic empowerment.

Identifying What Works: 15 Years of Microscope Data Reveal Key Policy Drivers of Financial Inclusion

Using the findings to develop a new assessment framework for promoting more accessible, usable, and safe financial systems.

Improving Customer Financial Capability Through a Digital App: Lessons Learned from Pilots with Two FSPs

Three important lessons learned from building and piloting an app that aims to enhance financial customer engagement by building their capabilities.

Accountability for Algorithms: A Balancing Act for Governments

Top 10 of 2021: CFI Research that Furthered Our Thinking in a Pivotal Year

Diffusion Theory, the S-Curve, and Why We Need to Go Beyond Inclusion

CFI’s Managing Director argues that financial inclusion has gone “mainstream” and highlights four trends symbolic of the shift.

Furthering Digitalization’s Potential for Financial Inclusion: Insights from Sub-Saharan FSPs, Supervisors, and Associations

Practical tools and guidance are needed more than ever to ensure no one gets left behind as the digitalization of financial services accelerates in the pandemic era.

Green Inclusive Finance: A Framework for Understanding How Financial Services Can Help Low-Income People Weather Climate-Related Risks

Mitigation. Resilience. Adaptation. Transition. These four pathways provide a framework for understanding how inclusive finance can help low-income populations prepare for and respond to climate change while improving green outcomes.

Promoting Prosperity in an Era of Uncertainty

CFI's Managing Director discusses the biggest trends in and challenges facing inclusive finance as Financial Inclusion Week returns for its 7th iteration.