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International Savings Conference

This conference aims to bring together stakeholders across the financial ecosystem to advance the culture and practice of saving as a foundation for financial resilience and inclusive economic growth. 

News

Kenya: Microfinance Bill, 2026 – Key Implications for Microfinance Banks

The Bill introduces materially enhanced capital, governance and consumer protection requirements, and expands the supervisory powers of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).

News

MOGO Kenya Expands Financial Inclusion with SMS-Based Literacy Program

The free course delivers practical financial education via text messages, enabling customers to access learning without the need for a smartphone, internet connection or additional cost.

Publication Jul 2026

Financial Services as Infrastructure for Women’s Empowerment and Carbon Integrity

Women play a critical role in delivering carbon outcomes, yet they are often excluded from the benefits carbon projects create. This Focus Note argues that financial services are the infrastructure that enables women's empowerment while generating the evidence needed to verify gender co-benefits and strengthen carbon market integrity.
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KCB and Airtel Money Partner to Deepen Financial Services

Airtel Money and KCB Bank unveiled a partnership that will enable Airtel Money customers to deposit and withdraw cash at the over 22,000 KCB Agents across Kenya.

Publication May 2026

Advancing Competition for Financial Inclusion: Six Policy Considerations for Financial Sector Authorities

This Focus Note provides practical policy considerations for financial sector authorities to act on competition concerns using their existing mandates and regulatory toolkit. By applying a competition lens, authorities can promote competition in ways that advance financial inclusion while safeguarding stability, integrity, and consumer protection.
FinEquity Publication

Access to Finance for Women MSMEs in Kenya

This case study examines Kenya’s policy, regulatory and institutional approaches to advancing women’s financial inclusion, with a focus on improving access to finance for women-owned and women-led MSMEs (WMSMEs).

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UNCDF and Co-Operative Bank of Kenya Sign $900,000 Guarantee Agreement to Expand Financing for Digital Platform MSMEs

The guarantee facility is designed as a risk-sharing mechanism to encourage increased lending to MSMEs and digital platform- enabled businesses that often face constraints in accessing appropriate financing.

FinEquity Blog

From Informal to Investable

Banks and MFIs have often overlooked women nano-entrepreneurs as too costly to serve. But by reaching them through trusted savings groups and digital tools, financial institutions are finding viable ways to serve segments traditional lending has missed.

Publication Feb 2026

Inclusive Pensions for an Aging World: Evidence and Strategies for Engaging Informal Workers

This Working Paper reviews how different countries have designed pension schemes for informal workers. It focuses on contributory schemes for the “missing middle”: informal workers with sufficiently stable incomes to save for old age but who lack access to suitable pension options.