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Financial Inclusion Compass Survey 2024: Where Is the Sector Heading? What Pitfalls or Opportunities Are Ahead?

The Financial Inclusion Compass 2024 survey is open until 6 May, and is available in English, French and Spanish. 

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UN Capital Development Fund Sets Off on Strategic Reimagining Around Blended Finance with Appointment of New Executive Secretary

Strategic Focus will center on deploying UNCDF’s capability to strengthen UN’s Development Offer by crowding in private sector finance to scale development impact in countries at greatest risk of being left behind.

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Global SME Finance Awards 2024 Competition is Open

Please apply for the awards and be recognized amongst the global peer group of world leaders in SME finance and services.

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Early Bird Registration Extended for the 26th MFC Annual Conference!

Register now and take advantage of special rates before 14 April.

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BIGD Releases Two Requests for Research Proposals on Women’s Economic Empowerment

Both WEE-Connect and WEE-DiFine are currently accepting proposals for rigorous research studies based in Sub Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

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Visa Foundation Helps to Uplift More Than Four Million Small- and Micro-Businesses

Visa Foundation partners with local organizations to invest in primarily women-owned small- and micro-businesses, creating ripple effects for the entrepreneurs and their employees, and the customers and communities they serve.

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Financial Inclusion: Report Seeks More Fintechs’ Investment in Women

According to the report, by using business strategies informed by analyzing sex-disaggregated data, fintech firms could capitalize on the women’s market while contributing to greater financial inclusion for women.

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EMA2024: Financial Inclusion for Refugees & Forcibly Displaced People - Applications Now Open for EUR 100,000 Prize!

The European Microfinance Platform is inviting applications from organizations active in financial inclusion that help forcibly displaced people build resilience, restore livelihoods, and live with dignity in host communities.

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Invest in Women: UNCDF's Gender Strategy 2022-2025

What “Investing in Women” means in a practical sense involves capabilities around deploying gender-lensed investment tools in real economies to advance women’s economic empowerment, notably in the world’s most challenging geographies.

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WOCCU International Advocacy Demonstrates Global Financial Inclusion Reach of Credit Unions at GAC

In a session during America’s Credit Unions’ 2024 Governmental Affairs Conference, WOCCU's International Advocacy showed how credit unions are expanding financial inclusion in innovative ways to reach underserved communities globally.