With this second iteration of the Community Finance Innovation Fund, the Citi Foundation will support a new cohort of Community Development Financial Institution innovators.

There are three key lessons we can apply from the Smart Campaign’s experience with consumer protection.

VisionFund has been exploring how formal loans to savings groups can help overcome capital constraints and improve members’ resilience.

By providing a familiar environment for small transactions, agency banking can foster good financial habits.

This working paper examines the barriers to financial health for workers in the garment industry, considering family and community dynamics in financial decision-making.

In this interview with the 2024 Inclusive Fintech Showcase winners, AFI profiles Mosabi, a Sierra Leone-based platform which blends fintech and edtech to help people manage their businesses and money.

The visit from 21-23 May 2024 will focus on advancing key foundational building blocks for financial inclusion—including connectivity, digital identification, and digital payments—as well as enhancing financial health and resilience against economic and climate-related challenges for Filipinos. 

This report presents the business case for financial health, offering a comprehensive theoretical framework and actionable steps to assist financial service providers in adopting a proactive approach to support their clients’ financial health.

Through a combination of qualitative interviews, customer surveys and analysis of data from over 3.6 million Nubank customers, this research gathered a rich set of insights to inform how we can collectively close the gap between account access and a sense of sustainable financial security and health. 

The new guidance is set to support financial institutions advance the financial well-being of their customers, both individuals and businesses.