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Filter PostsFIW Recap: Consumer Protection – Crucial to Driving the Inclusive Finance Agenda
As digitalization increases and new consumer risks emerge, how can the inclusive finance community continue advocating for the privacy and protection of vulnerable populations? This post is part of a blog series highlighting FIW 2022 sessions that touch on CFI’s four strategic priorities.
A North Star or a Measurement Pulse? The role of financial health in inclusive finance
As we see a shift in the inclusive finance industry towards a stronger emphasis on financial health, CFI's managing director questions whether financial health measurement should be our new focus, or simply a pulse check for the broader financial system.
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Exploring the Intersection of Climate Shocks and Financial Inclusion
The inclusive finance sector has only scratched the surface in exploring the intersection of climate shocks and inclusive finance. This blog post considers what we already know, the gaps that we still need to address, and how we can better understand the role of green inclusive finance.
FIW Recap: Women’s Financial Inclusion Remains Key Global Focus
Reflecting on conversations from Financial Inclusion Week 2022, it's clear that women’s access and inclusion remains a top priority for the inclusive finance space. This post is part of a blog series highlighting FIW 2022 sessions that touch on CFI’s four strategic priorities.
Envisioning Responsible Finance in the Context of Climate Change – the Role of Insurance Supervision
Following the December 2022 RFF event, this guest blog post explores the links between responsible finance and climate change and shares A2ii’s work on climate and disaster risk.
In Honor of Data Privacy Week, Let’s Rethink Privacy in Inclusive Finance
In honor of Data Privacy Week, CFI shares five key considerations to applying Privacy by Design and what we're working on to continue increasing awareness of PbD in inclusive finance.
The Hidden Traps of Deceptive Design: Embedding Consumer Protection into DFS
CFI is launching a strategic area of work around ‘Consumer Protection by Design’ to identify and address newer risks that emerge as inclusive finance is digitalized. As part of this effort, CFI and Credit Suisse are partnering to generate awareness of deceptive designs and the harms they can cause to low-income consumers.
Matters of Urgency: Insights From a Fintech Risk Barometer Study
As stakeholders meet for Inclusive Finance India Forum 2023, this blog post highlights findings from CFI and FACE's risk barometer study of the Indian fintech lending industry and considers its implications for consumer protection.
FIW Recap: The Pressing Agenda of Climate Change and Financial Services
Reflecting on conversations from Financial Inclusion Week 2022, it is clear that the role of inclusive financial services in responding to climate risks has never been more critical. This post is part of a blog series highlighting FIW 2022 sessions that touch on CFI’s four strategic priorities.
End-of-Year Reflections
As 2022 comes to an end, CFI's managing director, Mayada El-Zoghbi, reflects on this year's Financial Inclusion Week and shares key takeaways that should be addressed in the new year.
Post-COVID Crisis & Opportunity in African Inclusive Finance
This blog post is part of a series that highlights takeaways from a global workshop at Lehigh University, where leaders from the inclusive finance sector discussed the question of whether financial inclusion is more relevant than ever during the pandemic crisis.
Indian Financial Inclusion during COVID and Recovery: Public Policy to the Rescue
This blog post is part of a series that highlights takeaways from a global workshop at Lehigh University, where leaders from the inclusive finance sector discussed the question of whether financial inclusion is more relevant than ever during the pandemic crisis. This blog post is extracted from a more detailed policy brief.
ESG Frameworks: Risks or opportunities for financial institutions?
International ESG frameworks can be a source of both risk and opportunity for financial institutions, but many organizations have not yet engaged and often look to regulators or investors to lead and guide discussions.
Rebuilding After COVID: Financial Inclusion Across Asia
This blog post is part of a series that highlights takeaways from a global workshop at Lehigh University, where leaders from the inclusive finance sector discussed the question of whether financial inclusion is more relevant than ever during the pandemic crisis. This blog post is excerpted from a more detailed policy brief.
Client-Centricity Leads the Way in Latin American Inclusive Finance Reponses to COVID-19
This blog post is part of a series that highlights takeaways from a global workshop at Lehigh University, where leaders from the inclusive finance sector discussed the question of whether financial inclusion is more relevant than ever during the pandemic crisis.
Does Financial Inclusion Boost Borrowers’ Resilience? Three Lessons from the Pandemic
This blog post shares research from Triple Jump’s assessment of how the pandemic affected borrowers, their businesses, and their capacity to service loans across five countries in Latin America and Southeast Asia.
Climate Change and Rising Consumer Risks: The two go hand-in-hand
The intersection of consumer protection and climate is a relatively new area of research and brings together two of CFI’s key research themes. Exploring this intersection, CFI considers how we can contribute towards a new perspective on responsible finance that looks ahead to emerging challenges and the needs of customers.
Digitally Reshaping Inclusive Financial Services in the Wake of COVID-19
This blog post is part of a series that highlights takeaways from a global workshop at Lehigh University, where leaders from the inclusive finance sector discussed the question of whether financial inclusion is more relevant than ever during the pandemic crisis.