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Pubali Bank Partners With BPC to Drive Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion in Bangladesh

The agreement will see the bank migrate its legacy systems to BPC’s next-generation SmartVista platform, a move aimed at accelerating the adoption of digital payments and strengthening financial inclusion across Bangladesh.

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Bank Asia Wins ‘FinTech Innovation of the Year-Financial Inclusion’ Award

Bank Asia was awarded for its Micro Merchant initiative, which has significantly expanded digital payment access and strengthened financial inclusion at the grassroots level.

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Prime Bank Hosts Seminar on Financial Inclusion, Youth Empowerment at IUB

The program was held under the banner of PrimeAcademia, Prime Bank’s flagship campus initiative designed as a comprehensive, one-stop banking service platform for academic institutions and their stakeholders across Bangladesh.

Publication Jun 2025

Strengthening Financial Systems for Climate Adaptation

This paper outlines how governments and funders can foster inclusive financial systems that enhance climate adaptation and resilience.

Publication Jun 2025

Building the Resilience of BURO Bangladesh’s Customers to the Impacts of Climate Change

This study assesses the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on livelihoods, customers’ coping and adaptive strategies, and their use of financial services to manage climate risks.

Publication Apr 2025

Enhancing Digital Skills for Women to Thrive: Collective Impact on the Future of Work

This report highlights the crucial role digital skills play in enhancing the financial capabilities and overall well-being of women ready-made garment workers.

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Accion Announces New Program to Help Close Financing Gap for Women

With support from The Coca-Cola Foundation, Accion will partner with financial service providers in Bangladesh, Ghana, India, and Mexico to address challenges faced by women when accessing financial services.

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Exploring Bangladesh’s Experience in Women’s Financial Inclusion, Sex Disaggregated Data and Digital Financial Services

Participants from 35 member institutions in 32 countries attended the Joint Learning Program in Dhaka, which explored how to develop and implement policies on disaggregated data and innovative digital financial services in order to enhance women’s financial inclusion, drawing on Bangladesh’s experience.

Publication Dec 2024

Exclusion Risks in Climate Finance Regulation: An Analytical Framework

This working paper presents an analytical framework to identify the potential exclusionary effect of climate-related financial sector regulation on the incentives and ability of financial service providers to lend to vulnerable segments in emerging markets and developing economies.

Publication Nov 2024

Voices From the Frontlines of Climate Change

In this episode, two farmers in Bangladesh share their experience in fighting to protect their homes and livelihoods from storms, flooding, and rising sea levels. The podcast also features MicroSave Consulting and CGAP discussing the potential role financial tools can play in bringing hope, resilience, and lasting change to climate-vulnerable communities.