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FinDev Blog

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.
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.
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?
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.