Financial Inclusion in Rwanda

Sub-Saharan Africa

Account Ownership

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

Source: Global Findex Database

Gender Gap in Account Ownership

Percent of adults age 15+ with an account. Regional data excludes high-income economies

Source: Global Findex Database

Use of Financial Services

Percent of adults age 15+. Regional data excludes high-income economies

Source: Global Findex Database
Country Resources
The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2018 - Rwanda
Association of Microfinance Institutions in Rwanda
The Fintech Landscape in Rwanda

Publications

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Paper

Scaling up Responsible Digital Payments in the Rwandan Tea Sector

This report proposes an approach for scaling digital payments in the Rwandan tea sector building on the evolving payments ecosystem.

Oswell Kahonde, Katherine Rickard, Liberal Seburikoko & Sanjay Kumar
Better Than Cash Alliance
Case Study

Leveraging Digital ID and e-KYC for the Financial Inclusion of Forcibly Displaced Persons: Risks and Opportunities

This report discusses the challenges and bottlenecks preventing the wider adoption of digital ID and e-KYC to advance the financial inclusion of forcibly displaced persons in Rwanda, Mauritania, and Eswatini.

Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)
Paper

Resilient and Inclusive Financial Services Delivery During COVID-19

This report draws on the lessons that main actors in Zambia, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone have learned about resilience in the times of COVID-19 and identifies key insights into how they have continued to expand financial inclusion.

Toronto Centre

News & Events

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News

COVID-19 Recovery Funds Benefit to 3,000 Businesses in Rwanda

IFC, Rwanda Capital Markets Authority and Central Bank Join Forces to Boost Access to Long-Term Finance for Small Businesses

/ International Finance Corporation (IFC)

How AMIR Has Fostered Consumer Protection Practices Amidst COVID-19

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