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FinDev Interview

In Times of Crisis, Who Holds the Lifeline for Microfinance Institutions and Their Clients?

Youssef Fawaz of the Lebanese MFI Al Majmoua, shares the difficult reality of trying to keep an established institution running while the economy collapses around it.
FinDev Blog

Mobile Money and Interoperability: Competition vs. Financial Inclusion?

A new study shows that interoperability has contrasting effects for financial inclusion in Africa. While it helps lower fees, it also reduces geographical coverage, so how to strike the right balance?
FinDev Blog

Saving to Build Resilience: At Odds With Saving for Future Goals?

New research takes a look at how formal savings accounts can help people manage financial risks as well as accumulate savings for the future.
FinDev Blog

Green Inclusive Finance: Necessity and Opportunity for MFIs in Middle East and North Africa

How can the region’s microfinance sector help manage climate risks and continue to protect and improve livelihoods?
FinDev Blog

Microfinance in the Arab World: Growing, Evolving and Building Resilience

Five key takeaways from the 2022 Sanabel Conference on the state of financial inclusion in the region
FinDev Blog

From Humanitarian Assistance to Economic Resilience in Yemen

CARE shares results and lessons from adapting their Village Savings & Loan Association (VSLA) model to crisis settings to help extend access to financial services to some of the most underserved communities in the world.
FinDev Blog

Turning Crisis Into Opportunity: Advancing Digital Financial Inclusion in Morocco

Increased government-to-person payments help pave the way for a growth in mobile payment accounts 
FinDev Blog

Auditing During the Crisis

How pivoting from auditing to advising helps financial institutions manage risk during COVID-19
FinDev Guide

COVID-19 FinDev Weekly Update #2

A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past week, carefully curated by FinDev editors for the microfinance and financial inclusion community.
FinDev Interview

Can You Get to Know Your Customer Through an App?

Ibrahim Eid, whose Valify solution won the 2019 Arab Financial Inclusion Innovation Prize, explains how e-KYC works and how a digital identity can give customers access to financial services.