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Scaling Mentorship for Women Entrepreneurs Without Losing the Human Touch

How can mentorship – by nature human-intensive, time-intensive, and relationship-driven – be delivered effectively at scale? Especially for a diverse set of women entrepreneurs with varying digital capabilities and operational contexts. That is the question Strive Mexico set out to answer.

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Disclosure Is Not the Same as Protection

Consumer credit frameworks need to be designed with comprehension and product design in mind. 

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FinDev Guide to Mythos

Recent news coverage of the new artificial intelligence (AI) model called Mythos has raised alarms in many circles about increasing cybersecurity risks, especially for the financial sector. What do financial inclusion practitioners need to know about Anthropic's AI model?


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This study explores how four financial institutions serving diverse populations in Nigeria, Dominican Republic, Brazil and the Philippines are implementing products and solutions to reach the underbanked and support them on the financial inclusion journey toward financial health.

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As we celebrate Global Money Week, an Italian initiative provides insights on helping university students convert awareness into sustained saving behavior.

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In rural Ghana, there is a gap between financial inclusion data and women’s lived reality. While women may have mobile money accounts registered in their names, many are unable to use the accounts themselves, either relying on intermediaries or ceding control to other family members.

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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.

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An Analysis of Financial Literacy, Interest Rate Conditions, and Consumer Borrowing Behaviour in Ghana: A Case Study of Small-Borrowers

This study examined how financial literacy and interest rate conditions influence borrowing behavior among small borrowers in Asante Akim North Municipality of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. 

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Confronting the Climate and Health Nexus: Lessons From Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)

This case study is the third in CGAP's series on scaling inclusive insurance while preserving consumer value. It takes a deep dive into SEWA's innovative heat insurance product, developed with partners and grounded in direct insights into the needs and risks of its members.

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Built to Adapt: Inclusive Financial Institutions in a Changing Climate

This Focus Note draws on CGAP’s multi-year engagement with dozens of institutions to examine how inclusive financial service providers can adapt their strategy, risk management, and product offerings to remain financially viable, whist also strengthening client resilience, in the face of increasingly frequent and severe climate shocks.

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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.

Emerging Cyberthreats to Global Financial Inclusion

This faiVLive focused on better understanding the emerging risks of AI-powered cyberattacks, and sought to catalyze informed collective action in the financial inclusion community.

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