This report provides evidence that while microfinance has been a driver of economic opportunities for underserved women globally, a more well-rounded gender lens investing approach is required to generate the level of impact necessary to truly advance financial inclusion for women.

This Focus Note outlines the characteristics of informal online commerce (IOC), maps the personas of the women who engage in it, and provides guidance to funders looking to support women to generate livelihoods through IOC.

The goal of this Brief is to catalyze discussion and action across gender-smart investing practitioners, Egyptian firms and impact investors.

This practical guide, based on two years of global research, describes how development funders can identify promising fintechs and maximize their impact.

This survey report provides insights on the regulatory landscape of the usage of fintech to increase access to financing for MSMEs and the overall promotion of financial inclusion. 

CGAP Funder Survey documenting global trends in funding for financial inclusion.

Recommendations for funders of impact research, policy makers, and the financial inclusion research community

This online tool is meant for donors and development finance institutions to leverage the potential of data to achieve financial inclusion impact.

The analysis concludes that the investments as part of the joint ILO-EU STRENGHTEN Project triggered an increase in employment numbers along with improved skills of the labor force, management systems of the investee companies, and labor practices.

How investors and startup founders can conduct a successful due diligence process remotely