Around the world, 1.3 billion people remain unbanked and women lag behind men in terms of access to formal accounts, credit, and savings products. FinEquity, a community of practice to empower women through financial inclusion, is convened by CGAP. It provides facilitated platforms to share experiences, identify key challenges, document and discuss emerging good practices, and solve common problems associated with increasing equitable access to and use of a broad range of financial services. Learn More
In Indonesia, women selling goods through social media have become a powerful economic force, but they need more support.
Affordable health finance products boost resilience for urban slum dwellers in India.
BRAC shares three key takeaways from a survey of participants in their financial and digital literacy program.
In this episode, Women’s World Banking President & CEO Mary Ellen Iskenderian joins Leora Klapper, Lead Economist at the World Bank and architect of the Findex, for an exclusive first look at what the data reveals about women’s financial inclusion worldwide.
From Access to Agency: The Next Chapter in Women’s Financial Inclusion
Despite global progress, meaningful gender gaps in account ownership still persist in 65 economies. Our latest Findex blog unpacks new data on women’s financial inclusion and identifies the opportunities ahead.
CGAP, Arisha Salman & Gayatri Murthy
FinEquity Community Newsletter | August 2025
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Discover new insights from the Global Findex on women’s financial inclusion. Plus, explore regional efforts from Latin America and Africa driving inclusive finance.
Latest Publications
This reading deck focuses on the financial lives of young women aged 15-24 in Ghana, who make up about 10% of Ghana’s population. It highlights findings from segmentation analysis and qualitative research undertaken in 2024.
This reading deck focuses on the financial lives of young women aged 15-24 in Tanzania, who make up almost 10% of the country’s population. It highlights findings from segmentation analysis and qualitative research undertaken in 2024.
This report analyzes the barriers women entrepreneurs face in Pacific island countries and shows how weaving gender-sensitivity into tax design and providing tailored support can boost formalization and underpin sustainable economic growth.