Research

Consumer Protection

Responsible financial inclusion encompasses core Client Protection Principles to help financial service providers practice good ethics and smart business.

Data Opportunities and Risks

Supporting transparent practices, responsible algorithms, and emerging frameworks for data rights in financial inclusion

Financial Services to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Risks

Understanding financial tools people need and the constraints they face, uncovering product innovations that can help, pilot testing innovations

Women's Financial Inclusion

Building evidence for best practices, products, and strategies that bring better, more appropriate financial services to low-income women globally.

COVID-19 & MSMEs: Data and Analysis to Understand Impact

What's the scale of the pandemic's impact and how are MSMEs coping? CFI’s data dashboards and analysis provide insights from four countries.

Digital Finance Evidence Gap Map

An intuitive, visual, and interactive tool designed to highlight gaps in the evidence base and show where evidence is more abundant for digital finance.

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Latest from CFI

Blog Post • May 15, 2023

Climate Vulnerability and Financial Exclusion Go Hand in Hand – What Can Be Done?

By Leora Klapper + 2 more

Blog Post • May 08, 2023

Colombian Wetlands Hard Hit by Climate Shocks - What Role for Financial Services?

By Anindita Chakraborty

Blog Post • May 01, 2023

The Intersection of Financial Inclusion and Gender during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Impact Investing

By Jacob Tate & Sophia Sunderji

Blog Post • Apr 27, 2023

Inclusive Finance and Extreme Heat: How Small Loans and Parametric Insurance Can Help Vulnerable Populations Manage Through Deadly Heat Waves

By Howard Miller

Blog Post • Apr 21, 2023

Catalytic Capital and Its Role in Digital Credit

By Jayshree Venkatesan

Blog Post • Apr 18, 2023

Letting the Consumer Speak: The Reality of Access to Finance in Guatemala

By Diana Boncheva-Gooley & Veronica Karpoich

Blog Post • Apr 06, 2023

Financial Inclusion: Is More Really Better?

By Mohsen Siddiqui

Report • Apr 05, 2023

The Role of Catalytic Capital in Digital Markets: Successes, Pitfalls, and Lessons Learned

By Jayshree Venkatesan

Press Release • Mar 31, 2023

Financial Inclusion Equity Council Transitions its Secretariat to Cerise+SPTF

Event • Jul 5, 2023 - Jul 7, 2023

RFF 2023: Shaping a Responsible Future for the Digital Finance Ecosystem

Blog Post • Mar 28, 2023

FIW Recap: Grappling with Data Opportunities and Risks in Inclusive Finance

By Alexandra (Alex) Rizzi

Blog Post • Mar 15, 2023

FIW Recap: Consumer Protection – Crucial to Driving the Inclusive Finance Agenda

By Jayshree Venkatesan

Blog Post • Mar 02, 2023

A North Star or a Measurement Pulse? The role of financial health in inclusive finance

By Mayada El-Zoghbi

Blog Post • Feb 22, 2023

Exploring the Intersection of Climate Shocks and Financial Inclusion

By Lucciana Alvarez Ruiz & Edoardo Totolo

Blog Post • Feb 14, 2023

FIW Recap: Women’s Financial Inclusion Remains Key Global Focus

By Evelyn Stark

Blog Post • Feb 07, 2023

Envisioning Responsible Finance in the Context of Climate Change – the Role of Insurance Supervision

By Dunja Latinovic

Blog Post • Feb 02, 2023

In Honor of Data Privacy Week, Let’s Rethink Privacy in Inclusive Finance

By Alexandra (Alex) Rizzi

Blog Post • Jan 23, 2023

The Hidden Traps of Deceptive Design: Embedding Consumer Protection into DFS

By Jayshree Venkatesan

Blog Post • Jan 17, 2023

Matters of Urgency: Insights From a Fintech Risk Barometer Study

By Sugandh Saxena & Jayshree Venkatesan

Report • Jan 13, 2023

Fintech Lending Risk Barometer 2022-2023

Our Experts

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Strategic Advisor

Howard Miller

Research Director

Jayshree Venkatesan

Senior Research Director

Alexandra (Alex) Rizzi

Senior Research Director, Consumer Data Opportunities and Risks

Edoardo Totolo

Vice President, Research and Programs

Lucciana Alvarez Ruiz

Research Manager

Eda Dokle

Senior Research Specialist

Elizabeth (Liz) McGuinness

Senior Director, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Edi Bardhollari

Senior Research Specialist

Aeriel Emig

Director, Content Strategy and Outreach

Lauren Braniff

Vice President, Strategy and Communications

Rima Patel

Digital Communications Specialist

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Content Series

Financial Inclusion Week 2022

A blog series highlighting FIW 2022 sessions that touch on CFI’s four strategic priorities.

Inclusive Finance for Women

Supporting digital financial capability is essential to support women navigating increasingly digitalized financial systems

Lehigh University Global Workshops

This series highlights takeaways from a global workshop at Lehigh University, where leaders from the inclusive finance sector discussed the...

Digital Cash Transfers for Women

A content series about how we can improve the design and delivery of digital cash transfers for low-income women.

Global Findex

Assessing the progress of financial inclusion

Financial Inclusion at the Data Margins

How financial service providers use data and what must be done to protect already-underserved populations against algorithmic bias in automated...

Latest Blog Posts

Blog Post • May 15, 2023

Climate Vulnerability and Financial Exclusion Go Hand in Hand – What Can Be Done?

By Leora Klapper + 2 more

Blog Post • May 08, 2023

Colombian Wetlands Hard Hit by Climate Shocks - What Role for Financial Services?

By Anindita Chakraborty

Blog Post • May 01, 2023

The Intersection of Financial Inclusion and Gender during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Impact Investing

By Jacob Tate & Sophia Sunderji

Blog Post • Apr 27, 2023

Inclusive Finance and Extreme Heat: How Small Loans and Parametric Insurance Can Help Vulnerable Populations Manage Through Deadly Heat Waves

By Howard Miller

Blog Post • Apr 21, 2023

Catalytic Capital and Its Role in Digital Credit

By Jayshree Venkatesan

Blog Post • Apr 18, 2023

Letting the Consumer Speak: The Reality of Access to Finance in Guatemala

By Diana Boncheva-Gooley & Veronica Karpoich

Blog Post • Apr 06, 2023

Financial Inclusion: Is More Really Better?

By Mohsen Siddiqui

Blog Post • Mar 28, 2023

FIW Recap: Grappling with Data Opportunities and Risks in Inclusive Finance

By Alexandra (Alex) Rizzi

Blog Post • Mar 15, 2023

FIW Recap: Consumer Protection – Crucial to Driving the Inclusive Finance Agenda

By Jayshree Venkatesan

Blog Post • Mar 02, 2023

A North Star or a Measurement Pulse? The role of financial health in inclusive finance

By Mayada El-Zoghbi

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