Open Finance Self-Assessment Tool and Development Roadmap
This technical guide introduces the open finance self-assessment tool and development roadmap. It provides practical tools for policymakers to use to decide whether to implement an open finance regime to advance financial inclusion.
Empowering Rural Women in Mali Through Self-Help Groups
This study highlights the approach used to enable women to access credit and develop income-generating activities that contribute to their empowerment and give them access to microcredit.
Four Major Challenges Faced by Mobile Money Users in Senegal
As access to digital finance grows, so do the risks. A concrete action plan involving all stakeholders is needed to address them.
Orange Finances Money Mali and TerraPay Forge Strategic Partnership for Seamless Cross-Border Payments
This partnership marks a significant milestone in the digital financial landscape for Mali, connecting over 12 Million Malians to the vast diaspora residing across the globe.
At COP28, Senegal Becomes 25th Country to Back Declaration for Simplified and Consistent Access to Climate Finance With LoCAL
The declaration adds momentum to ministers' repeated calls for increased adaptation finance for African nations, Small Island Developing Sates and Least Developed Countries.
Feasibility Study on Climate Risk Insurance in Senegal
This study examines the growing impact of climate induced disasters on the agriculture sector in Senegal and explores financial gaps that could feasibly be filled through climate risk insurance solutions.
Solidarity in Saving: Listening to Women's Needs During Crises
Based on 3,822 (majority women) VSLA member interviews, this brief represents quantitative data from Burundi, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Mali, Niger, and Vietnam.
Impact Investment in Climate-Resilient Drought Insurance
In Mali, where droughts affect 400,000 people annually and result in $9.5 million of lost crop earnings, OKO offers a lifeline by providing crop insurance to smallholder farmers.
SAMA Money Acquires First Microfinance Agency to Improve Financial Inclusion in Mali
Following this acquisition, PAMF will operate with SAMA Money Group’s objective of improving the group’s contribution to financial inclusion for the unbanked population by providing accessible digital microfinance services to everyone.