Early results from a BRAC International pilot show how financial literacy training can enhance the impact of financial inclusion.

Claire Lossiané of YIKRI, winner of the 2023 European Microfinance Award, reflects on the MFI’s programs to combat malnutrition.

Informal Savings Mechanisms (ISMs) have long been important to many people’s day-to-day money management across Africa. But as formal financial services become much more prevalent in the region, what will happen to these ISMs? Will they fall by the wayside as the digital revolution takes over? 

A case study with two financial service providers in Burkina Faso explores seven risks involved in bringing savings groups into digital finance.