The Geneva Association’s 2026 Financial Inclusion Conference will explore how insurance inclusion can serve as a strategic lever for more resilient growth in both mature and emerging economies.

This paper finds that using digital financial services in China helps reduce income inequality within provinces—especially benefiting lower-income, rural, female-headed, and less-educated households—but does not significantly narrow income gaps between provinces.

This technical guide introduces the open finance self-assessment tool and development roadmap. It provides practical tools for policymakers to use to decide whether to implement an open finance regime to advance financial inclusion.

Experiences from the Bahamas, China and Nigeria help illuminate the rocky path for other central banks interested in implementing their own digital currencies.

With the issuance of this Green Bond, Zuoli will finance, amongst others, green buildings and energy efficiency projects in the Zhejiang province.

Li told Reuters in an interview that in “traditional finance” investing in SMEs was rarely worthwhile for global institutions as the due diligence was difficult, risks were high and funding amounts small.

The annual survey on mobile payments showed 98 percent of respondents indicated mobile was their most commonly used payment method, up 5 percentage points from 2019.

This Focus Note reveals three distinct journeys country stakeholders have taken to extend the reach and quality of rural agent networks in China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, and Kenya.

This study explores the landscape of the gig economy in Malaysia and China, focusing on the financial concerns and well-being of gig workers.