A global platform dedicated to harnessing evidence, solutions and practices to advance financial inclusion and digital finance innovation.

A cornerstone to the World Bank Group’s Universal Financial Access Goals; contributes to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals; and remains a high level priority of the G20 Presidency of the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI).

A strategic network of public and private sector leaders, investors and innovators in the fields of financial inclusion and digital finance.

BUILDING RESPONSIBLE DIGITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES

By Michael Schlein and Vijay Mahajan For fintech to live up to its potential for financial inclusion, client protection...

HAS FINTECH CLOSED THE CREDIT GAP? NOT BY A LONG SHOT

By Gabriel Davel A loan from an agrifinance institution enabled this coffee co-op in Uganda to train its employees...

HOW CAN DIGITAL FINANCE SUPPORT AGRICULTURE? USING ALTERNATIVE DATA SOURCES TO SUPPORT CONSUMER PROTECTION

By Laura Caron Background & Opportunities for Digital Finance in Agriculture. Many rural and peri-urban smallholder farmers and agribusinesses...

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“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.”