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Financial Inclusion Year in Review 2024

Reflecting on the highlights of 2024, we have compiled a list of notable contributions from the past year which showed thought leadership, explored innovative ideas and approaches, offered practical guidance, amplified underrepresented voices and engaged with the most pressing issues for the financial inclusion sector. 

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How Savings Groups Can Address Gender Inequality Through Dialogue

Unequal power dynamics and discriminatory social norms can stand in the way of women gaining full control of their financial resources. Engaging in four types of dialogue – from household to systems – can help shift these norms.

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Connecting Venezuelan Migrants With the Financial System in Colombia

The Banca de las Oportunidades project, “El Parche Financiero” (“the Financial Patch”), aims to promote financial inclusion for the 100,000 Venezuelan migrants in the country.


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Inclusive carbon markets can play a role in financing a just, green transition. This study highlights the challenges to and opportunities for developing inclusive carbon markets, emphasizing the potential for financial services to both overcome barriers to inclusion and drive impact at scale.

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This report delves into the growing Gender Lens Investing (GLI) ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Coordinated efforts are needed to move from emergency response to long-term inclusion. The Community of Practice on the Financial Inclusion of Forcibly Displaced People aims to help make this happen.

Latest Publications

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 / United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

Local Governments Climate Finance Instruments - Global Experiences and Prospects in Developing Countries

This report aims to contribute to discussions on increasing the access of local governments and cities to climate finance and help them understand various financing instruments and sources available to them to meet climate investment needs. 

Podcast / CGAP

Coding Through Crisis: Building a Digital Social Protection System in Lebanon

Lebanon’s 2019 crisis plunged many into poverty. In 2021, the World Bank launched a $246M social safety net, and the Government of Lebanon, with Siren Associates, developed DAEM—a digital platform for social assistance. In this episode, we hear from key players about how collaboration made DAEM a success and how, even in crisis, solutions can go beyond relief to build a more inclusive financial system.
Paper / CGAP

Innovative Financing for Inclusive Credit Fintechs in Africa

This focus note explores financing strategies for inclusive credit fintech in Africa, highlighting recent innovations and case studies.

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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