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.

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?

While the spread of agent networks throughout rural India has helped bring banking to many people’s doorsteps, this type of service was inaccessible for informal groups until the recent spread of a new technical solution called Dual Authentication.

This blog post shares four strategies to help FSPs overcome the obstacles they face in onboarding female agents and create an environment that encourages women to join and thrive as agents.

Roshaneh Zafar of Kashf Foundation shares how her organization is tackling key barriers to women’s economic empowerment.

A new pilot explores the possibilities for agents in rural India to include assisted e-commerce among the services they offer.

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

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

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

Digital financial services are helping drive financial inclusion, but infrastructural barriers remain.