Cerise+SPTF and Grameen Foundation collaborated on research to test a survey instrument designed to measure the nature and prevalence of financial abuse.

When a breadwinner dies without a plan, their assets frequently go unclaimed or are taken by unintended parties. Low-income families need to be empowered to safeguard the future for the generations that follow.

This publication offers a comparative analysis of data protection laws across Asia and Africa, identifying enforcement gaps and proposing reforms to foster secure, inclusive, and trust-driven digital ecosystems in emerging economies.

The goal of this research is creating digital financial services that users genuinely trust and feel confident using, making finance fairer and more inclusive for all.

Designed for authorities, providers, and support organizations, this Technical Guide offers a roadmap of solutions to build more customer-centric, risk-conscious and responsible digital credit ecosystems

This Focus Note offers six ‘big ideas’ for how funders of social protection programs can improve delivery of cash transfers in fragile contexts. Leveraging the financial sector for cash transfers improves outcomes for both programs and recipients.

IPA’s Consumer Protection Research Initiative (CPRI) accepts proposals for large grants that fund rigorous impact evaluations, as well as smaller grants that can fund pilots, add-ons to existing studies, low-cost evaluations such as lab-based experiments, or evaluations relying primarily on administrative data.

FINCA Armenia and FINCA Tajikistan have achieved the highest level of Client Protection Certification from Cerise+SPTF, granted by global rating agency MFR.

This learning agenda aims to outline the existing evidence on consumer protection risks for women, assess potential solutions, and identify priority gaps in the literature.

This playbook presents a strategic framework for FIs to support victim-survivors through four key workflows: fostering a supportive internal culture, preparing employees to recognize and respond to abuse, educating and supporting clients, and enhancing protective product features and partnerships.