This paper discusses the imperative for financial supervisory authorities to enhance their toolkit through the adoption of Artificial Intelligence in response to the growing digitalization of financial services.

In this video interview, Daniel Rozas explores the key considerations and common pitfalls in shareholder exits from microfinance institutions.

This podcast discussed balancing AML/CFT compliance with financial inclusion, the potential of regtech and suptech to enhance financial inclusion and the importance of sex-disaggregated data in removing barriers to financial inclusion.

This is the first in a two-part podcast series published in partnership with CGAP on Financial Inclusion and Anti-Money Laundering, and Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT) measures.

A stronger focus on risk management, improving profitability and capital buffers at the institution level are critical for MFIs to overcome medium to long-term challenges.

This guide is aimed at policy makers and system managers tasked with the challenge of setting up a governance framework for financial service providers.

This Toronto Centre Note explores how financial supervisors can evaluate business models to prevent prudential and conduct failures and how to engage with boards and senior management on this topic to mitigate risks and ensure long-term resilience.

This report shares case studies from six countries that detail how advocacy, partnerships, and tailored regulatory frameworks have fostered supportive legal environments for Savings Groups (SGs), promoting their growth, sustainability, and integration into formal financial systems while preserving their essential informality.

The shift to risk-based capital (RBC) approaches has many benefits for stakeholders in the insurance sector including consumers, industry players and supervisors. Not only does it support the development of the insurance market by providing flexibility and encouraging innovation, but it is also more efficient, allocating capital more appropriately to risk and reducing the amount of dormant capital. Additionally, RBC gives supervisors improved measures of financial soundness, insights into insurers’ risk management practises and corporate governance structures, comparability and proportionate ladders of intervention, leading to better supervision.

The role of executive leadership is key for microfinance institutions to move successfully towards the digital future.