This financial diaries study follows a previous randomized controlled trial of Grameen America's program of group-based microloans for women, aiming to answer the question: how could improvements across multiple aspects of borrowers’ financial lives occur despite only modest increases in monthly net income? 

Remitly One, a new membership-based financial product designed for customers in the US,  is not only transforming the remittance payment landscape, but is redefining access to financial services for globally connected communities.

Synchrony’s $1 million investment over two years will go to nonprofit organizations that help K-12 public educators teach personal finance classes in the United States

U.S. Community Development Financial Institutions provide an important Refugee Lens Investing opportunity for impact investors.

This paper advocates for recognizing the policy failure in financial inclusion and considering a menu of stronger regulatory interventions: hard service mandates, taxpayer subsidies, and public provision of financial services.

The bank plans to hire 75 community managers by 2030 to serve areas with limited banking access.

The purpose of the social bond is to empower underserved, low-income communities through improved access to affordable financing to meet their vital transportation needs and ultimately provide a path to mainstream financing.

With this second iteration of the Community Finance Innovation Fund, the Citi Foundation will support a new cohort of Community Development Financial Institution innovators.

The US Faster Payments Council has released ‘Operational Considerations for Receiving Instant Payments’, a guideline for financial institutions on instant payments, including RTP and FedNow.