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Beyond Cash: Three Lessons From the Digital Payments Revolution in Latin America and the Caribbean

Over the past decade, the region has undergone a profound transformation in how people and businesses transact. What types of policies have brought about this dramatic growth of digital payments?

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The Tracks Are Laid, Now We Need More Traffic

Data from the Global Findex Database 2025 gives us a glimpse into how well countries across the globe are transitioning from cash toward digital payments. How much progress has been made, and what still needs to be done?

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Pix and the Path to Climate Resilience in Brazil

While international climate finance commitments have accelerated in recent years, little reaches local communities to support those most affected by the climate crisis. Brazil's instant payment system Pix could help change that.


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The Global Findex 2025 introduces the Digital Connectivity Tracker, a new component that measures access to and use of mobile technology, offering a holistic view of how mobile infrastructure is expanding access to financial services and improving economic resilience.

Guide / Toolkit

This study provides a practical guide for digital financial service providers in low- and middle-income countries who are interested in launching their own  digital and financial literacy programs.

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Advans Ghana shares how it is developing targeted responses for clients affected by floods and fires, with recovery lending and client-centered support.

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FinDev Gateway hosts publications from over 2,000 organizations. Explore the largest collection of resources on microfinance and financial inclusion including over 8,000 papers, case studies, toolkits and more.

Paper / CGAP

Competition for Financial Inclusion: A Conceptual Framework

The insights in this paper point to the importance of financial authorities applying an intentional competition lens and offer an analytical framework to help deliver more inclusive and resilient financial systems.
Paper / Cerise+SPTF / Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation / Financial Inclusion Equity Council

How Has the Reduction in International Aid Impacted Financial Service Providers?

This field aims to assess the impact on the financial inclusion sector of reduced international aid, following the decrease in contributions from the United States and other countries to development programs worldwide.

Paper / Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

A Proportionate Regulatory Framework for Savings Groups

Balancing informality with the benefits of formality

News & Events

Keep up with the global microfinance and financial inclusion community. Check out the latest news from across the sector, and an extensive calendar of events and trainings hosted by a wide range of organizations.

FinDev Webinars

FinDev Webinars enable financial inclusion practitioners to share lessons and attend online presentations and discussions delivered by the world’s leading financial inclusion experts.

Reassessing Microfinance as a Development Tool

Is it time to rethink our approach to microfinance? In this webinar, our panelists explored this critical question and discussed what needs to change for microfinance to be effectively leveraged as a development tool.

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