About CFI
About CFI
CFI IS AN INDEPENDENT THINK TANK WORKING TO ADVANCE INCLUSIVE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS AROUND THE WORLD.

We conduct research, pilot innovative solutions, and convene the inclusive finance sector to spark evidence-based change.

What We Do
About Us

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Our People

Advisory Council
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Research
Research
Research and Insights

Our research and knowledge products aim to inform decision makers within the inclusive finance sector and spark systems-level change to improve the financial lives of underserved people around the world.

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Our Research Priorities

Consumer Protection

Responsible Data Practices

Climate Risk & Resilience

Women’s Financial Inclusion
Other Research Topics

MSEs in the Digital Economy

Inclusive Fintech
Convenings
Convenings
FOSTERING COLLABORATION TO SPUR ACTION

Our global convenings bring together inclusive finance experts from around the world to share perspectives, learn from one another, and collectively work to build responsible financial solutions for those who need them most.

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Our Convenings

Financial Inclusion Week

Responsible Finance Forum
Responsible Finance Forum 2024 Join us in Brazil
Resource Library

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HBS-Accion Program on Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance

This intensive six-day program connects financial inclusion professionals from around the world and engages them with some of the Harvard Business School faculty’s foremost thinkers in business strategy and management.

The HBS-Accion Program on Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance is the first executive education program of its kind to provide high-level management and leadership training to those shaping the microfinance industry, including CEOs of leading microfinance institutions and executives of mainstream banks entering the microfinance market. Learn more.