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Pocket Banks: Nigeria's Mobile Money Journey to Financial Inclusion
While mobile money usage has skyrocketed in Nigeria, barriers remain around education, identity and digital access. If these obstacles are overcome, mobile money can become a true catalyst for opportunity and resilience.
By Chukwuma Nwofor, PwC Nigeria
FinDev Blog
FinDev Financial Inclusion Year in Review 2025
What did 2025 mean for financial inclusion? We look back at the ideas, debates and developments that shaped the sector over the past year. From a deepened focus on financial health and resilience, to rapid progress in AI experimentation, to growing funding constraints, the trends we saw this year paint a picture of both progress and increasingly complex challenges.
By Abby Augusta & Valdete Berisha, FinDev Gateway
FinDev Blog
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?
By Diego A. Vera Cossio, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
FinDev Blog
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?
By Nshuti Mbabazi, Better Than Cash Alliance
FinDev Blog
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.
By Pedro Henrique Fernandes Pinheiro
FinDev Blog
Restarting After the Storm: Building Climate Resilience for Small Businesses in Ghana
Advans Ghana shares how it is developing targeted responses for clients affected by floods and fires, with recovery lending and client-centered support.
By Lucie Poulet & Katherine Brown, Advans
FinEquity Blog
Driving Women’s Empowerment and the Economy, One Chat at a Time
In Indonesia, women selling goods through social media have become a powerful economic force, but they need more support.
By Bianda Kanani, Putu Monica Christy, MicroSave Consulting (MSC)
FinEquity Blog
Financing Her Health: How Maternity Wallets and Medical Loans Can Transform Maternal Care
Affordable health finance products boost resilience for urban slum dwellers in India.
By Annie Wang, Opportunity International
FinDev Blog
Making Sense of Conflicting Financial Inclusion Estimates
What should a policymaker do when the numbers don't match on the different demand- and supply-side reports for their country? A new analysis takes a closer look at Pakistan as a case study for reconciling these figures.
By Malavika Krishnamachari, Russell Toth
FinDev Interview
How Are Equity Exits Like Arranged Marriages?
In this video interview, Daniel Rozas explores the key considerations and common pitfalls in shareholder exits from microfinance institutions.