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.

A new BRAC pilot is exploring how rural village waste management systems can help build climate resilience and women’s economic empowerment.

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

Digital financial literacy programs are most effective when localized, which means more than just translating into the local language. Here are five ways to adapt content to promote safer, more confident digital finance use.

To mark International Women's Day, FinEquity reflects on the importance of connection and knowledge sharing to bridge gaps and keep gender priorities visible.

As open finance regimes proliferate, consumer experience frameworks must lay the foundation for consumer empowerment and protection.

Banks and MFIs have often overlooked women nano-entrepreneurs as too costly to serve. But by reaching them through trusted savings groups and digital tools, financial institutions are finding viable ways to serve segments traditional lending has missed.

Agents form a crucial human bridge between the cash and digital economies for local communities.

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.

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.