Brazil

Latin America and the Caribbean

Account Ownership

Percent of adults age 15+ with an account at a financial institution or through a mobile money provider. Regional average excludes high income countries

Source: The Global Findex Database 2017

Gender Gap in Account Ownership

Percent of adults age 15+ with an account by gender

Source: The Global Findex Database 2017

Use of Financial Services

Percent of adults age 15+ in 2017
Source: The Global Findex Database 2017
Country Resources
The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2018

Publications

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Case study

Proportionality in Practice: Disclosure of Information

Supervisor’s perspectives on the rationale, design and implementation of regulation
Access to Insurance Initiative
MicroInsurance Centre
Slide Deck

Frontier Agents: Case Studies from Brazil, India, Mexico, and Tanzania

Innovative approaches by public and private sector actors in tackling the challenges faced by DFS agents
Stanislaw Zmitrowicz, Pablo Garcia Arabehety, Vartika Shukla, Martha Casanova, Gabriela Zapata & Jacob Winiecki
CGAP Background Documents
Paper

Digital Finance for All: Powering Inclusive Growth in Emerging Economies

Quantifying the potential economic and social impact of digital finance
Manyika, J., Lund, S., Singer, M., White, O. & Berry, C.
McKinsey & Company

News & Events

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News

Brazil Central Bank Authorizes Tests of Facebook's WhatsApp Pay

/ Reuters

IFC Provides $100M to Daycoval to Support SMEs Facing the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic

/ International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Central Bank of Brazil to Launch Payment Application, PIX

/ Contxto
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