Mauritania Commissions Germany’s G+D to Design Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
Known as the digital ouguiya, the potential CBDC would complement cash.
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.
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.
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.
Leveraging Digital ID and e-KYC for the Financial Inclusion of Forcibly Displaced Persons: Risks and Opportunities
This report discusses the challenges and bottlenecks preventing the wider adoption of digital ID and e-KYC to advance the financial inclusion of forcibly displaced persons in Rwanda, Mauritania, and Eswatini.
Lessons Learned "Index-Based Agricultural Insurance" - OKO in Mali
This document summarizes the findings of a survey OKO, an insurtech in Mali conducted with ADA's support, and the lessons learned from the project.