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Podcast • Mar 23, 2023

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Open letter in support of Ajay Banga

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Five ways for fintech startups to build gender inclusivity

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Embedded finance enables Luciana to expand her thriving restaurant

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Women leaders innovate for a more equitable world, part one

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With new digital tools, millions of women entrepreneurs are building resilience

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Digital solutions for Pakistan’s small trucking businesses

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From the Center for Financial Inclusion

Fintech Lending Risk Barometer 2022-2023

Green Inclusive Finance: A Framework for Understanding How Financial Services Can Help Low-Income and Vulnerable People Respond to Climate Change

Insights from the 2022 Inclusive Fintech 50 Applicant Pool

Bridging the Gap: How Humanitarian Cash Transfers Can Facilitate Women’s Access to IDs

Embedding Trust: The Potential of Privacy by Design for Inclusive Finance

Digital Adoption of MSMEs During COVID-19

Preparing MSMEs for Future Crises: Lessons From COVID-19

The Responsible Finance Forum (RFF) Begins a New Chapter

Making Digital Financial Capability Programs Work for Women

Privacy Perceptions, Attitudes, and Behaviors: Perspectives from Indonesian Smartphone Users

Mergers and Acquisitions in Pandemic Recovery: What MFI Leadership Should Know

Platforms, Livelihoods, and Inclusive Finance

A PACT to Promote Resilience

Responsible Social Protection: Lessons from COVID-19 Digital Cash Transfers

Rethinking the Global Microscope for Financial Inclusion: 2021 Key Findings Report

Insights from the 2021 Inclusive Fintech 50 Applicant Pool

Better Practice Guidance on Women’s Digital Financial Capability

Trust of Data Usage, Sources, and Decisioning: Perspectives From Rwandan Mobile Money Users

The Precarious State of MSMEs: Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 and Opportunities to Support their Recovery

Normative Constraints to Women’s Financial Inclusion: What We Know and What We Need to Know

Building Women’s Financial Capability: A Path Toward Transformation

Weathering the Storm II: Tales of Survival from Microfinance Crises Past

The Stories Algorithms Tell: Bias and Financial Inclusion at the Data Margins

Crisis and Opportunity: Reimagining Inclusive Finance After the Pandemic

Regulatory Flexibility During the Pandemic: Emerging Lessons

Weathering the Storm II: A Case Study of Financiera FAMA

On the Economic Frontlines of COVID-19: Early Insights From MSMEs Grappling With the Crisis

The Case for a Gender-Intelligent Approach: An Opportunity for Inclusive Fintechs

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