PARTNER HIGHLIGHTS
WHAT’S THE POINT OF INVESTING IN FINANCIAL INCLUSION? A NEW REVIEW AIMS TO HELP INVESTORS MAXIMIZE THEIR IMPACT
By Timothy Ogden and Machal Karim If you haven’t wondered “Is social investment in financial systems and services justified?”...
THESE 5 INDUSTRIES CAN DRIVE DIGITAL FINANCIAL INCLUSION
By Dan Salazar, Director, Mastercard and Carlos Monteverde, Product Manager, Mastercard Digitizing payroll, mass transit and supply chains encourages...
MARKETPLACE LENDING ASSOCIATION BACKS GUIDELINES FOR RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT IN DIGITAL FINANCE
The Marketplace Lending Association (MLA) joined as the latest Signatory to the “Guidelines for Investing in Responsible Digital Financial Services.”...
WHAT OUR PARTNERS SAY
“The Investor Guidelines are very important for investors who are looking at the digital finance space…to mitigate and manage the risks and investment opportunities.”
Imtiaz Khan Cassia Capital Partners
“We created a financial literacy program…Success will be the continued digital nativeness of the customer.”
Michael Nyaga Equity Bank
“Central to financial inclusion is to promote an enabling environment that protects consumers on the one hand, and fosters innovation and competitive markets on the other.”
David Ashiagbor Making Finance Work for Africa Partnership at the AfDB
“We are still in the Wild West with regards to data privacy, data protection, which data shall be used in a commercial way…this needs a lot of attention.”
Wolfgang Bücker GIZ
Industry Insights
FINTECH NOTES: THE RISE OF DIGITAL MONEY
This paper marks the launch of a new IMF series, Fintech Notes. Building on years of IMF staff work,...
BASIC BUSINESS MODELS FOR BANKS PROVIDING DIGITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES IN AFRICA
Digital Financial Services have progressed rapidly since the first mobile-money services in East Africa a decade ago. Their early...
THE ROLE OF DIGITAL FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN PREPARING FOR OLDER AGE AND RETIREMENT
As populations age and birth rates decline in many parts of the world, digital solutions have an important role...
