Center for Financial Inclusion

Center for Financial Inclusion

w"RAP" up
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Get ready for an electrifying closing to Financial Inclusion Week 2025 as MC Hammersmith takes the stage to drop some knowledge—and some rhymes—about the most pressing topics in inclusive finance. ...
Investing in Fintechs for Financial Resilience: Trends and Solutions in the U.S. and Beyond
Investing in Fintechs for Financial Resilience: Trends and Solutions in the U.S. and Beyond
All live sessions this year can be AI translated into 60+ languages. Click on the link and choose your language! https://attend.wordly.ai/join/GOZO-6151 Venture capital is helping fuel many of the ...
Who Should Pay for Open Finance? Pricing Models and Policy Lessons From Around The Globe
Who Should Pay for Open Finance? Pricing Models and Policy Lessons From Around The Globe
Open finance is an important new policy innovation, but it is expensive to implement. At the end of the day, someone--banks, consumers, fintechs, governments--has to pay for building and maintainin...
The Power of Data for Women’s Empowerment
The Power of Data for Women’s Empowerment
Data is more than numbers — it is a lens into women’s realities, aspirations, and potential. Yet for millions of women across the Global South, especially those working in the informal economy, the...
From Reach to Resilience: Leveraging AI to Measure Financial Wellbeing
From Reach to Resilience: Leveraging AI to Measure Financial Wellbeing
Financial inclusion has long focused on expanding access, but how does this translate into real improvements in financial wellbeing? This session will explore how advances in artificial intelligenc...
Boards as Navigators: How Boards Can Lead with Agility in Uncertain Times
Boards as Navigators: How Boards Can Lead with Agility in Uncertain Times
We live in a time where uncertainty seems to persist, with political tensions, economic shocks, digital uncertainties, and climate disasters now part of everyday realities. For boards, this can cre...
The Financial Health Puzzle: Missing Pieces in Interventions and Measurement
The Financial Health Puzzle: Missing Pieces in Interventions and Measurement
In a global environment marked by increasing economic and social pressure, financial health has become a top priority for financial institutions, regulators, and funders. Recent data show that alth...
From Access to Impact: Building Financially Healthy Women-Owned Microbusinesses (wMBs)
From Access to Impact: Building Financially Healthy Women-Owned Microbusinesses (wMBs)
Women-owned microbusinesses (wMBs) are a vital part of emerging economies, contributing to household income, jobs, and community resilience. Yet they face persistent barriers such as limited access...
Empowering Tomorrow: Financial Inclusion & Resilience for Youth
Empowering Tomorrow: Financial Inclusion & Resilience for Youth
This session delves into the critical topic of fostering financial well-being among young people, with a particular focus on those in vulnerable and marginalized communities. It examines effective ...
Crypto on the Rise: Protecting Low-Income Consumers
Crypto on the Rise: Protecting Low-Income Consumers
The 2025 Global Crypto Adoption Index indicated that India, the United States, Pakistan, Vietnam and Brazil ranked among the top 5 countries in crypto participation across the world. Other than the...
What Does Resilience Look Like? Stories from Financial Diaries
What Does Resilience Look Like? Stories from Financial Diaries
Uncertain times and unexpected events come to everyone, whether it is unemployment due to an economic crisis, crop failure due to extreme weather events, or a sudden event such as a sickness or dea...
Crypto on the Rise: Protecting Low-Income Consumers
Crypto on the Rise: Protecting Low-Income Consumers
The 2025 Global Crypto Adoption Index indicated that India, the United States, Pakistan, Vietnam and Brazil ranked among the top 5 countries in crypto participation across the world. Other than the...
Keeping Pace with Women Entrepreneurs: Insights Into Smarter, Faster Financial Health Measurement
Keeping Pace with Women Entrepreneurs: Insights Into Smarter, Faster Financial Health Measurement
What does it really mean for women entrepreneurs to thrive? For women leading micro and small enterprises, success goes beyond credit or revenue. It’s about resilience: confidence in decision-makin...
Driving Gender-Inclusive Resilience with Impact-Linked Incentives
Driving Gender-Inclusive Resilience with Impact-Linked Incentives
Underserved communities need more than access — they need financial tools that build resilience. Featuring the case of Trukkr, a Pakistan-based logistics fintech, this session highlights how impact...
Brewing the Future: Digital Payments in Kenya's Coffee Sector
Brewing the Future: Digital Payments in Kenya's Coffee Sector
Given the Kenyan government’s push for digitizing coffee payments, cooperatives and SACCOs have insisted on greater stakeholder consultation. Since 2023, 60 Decibels (60dB), in collaboration with t...
Financial Inclusion Week: Day 4 Highlights
Financial Inclusion Week: Day 4 Highlights
Day 4 of Finclusion Week is over! Did you miss a live session? Check out these highlights from the day and check back in later as all session recordings will soon be available to watch at your conv...
The Road Ahead: Envisioning the Future of Inclusive Finance
The Road Ahead: Envisioning the Future of Inclusive Finance
As we close FIW 2024, Center for Financial Inclusion's Jayshree Venkatesan and Accion's Karthik Venkataraman reflect on the insights and innovations shared throughout the week and consider what's n...
Navigating Innovation and Ethics Implementing Responsible AI in Digital Payments
Navigating Innovation and Ethics Implementing Responsible AI in Digital Payments
As AI continues to advance, it is reshaping various financial industries, including the realm of digital payments infrastructure. The integration of AI and DPI presents unique opportunities for enh...