Alliance for Financial Inclusion

The world’s leading organization on financial inclusion policy and regulation. A member-owned network, we empower policymakers to increase access and usage of quality financial services for the underserved through the formulation, implementation and global advocacy of sustainable and inclusive policies.
634
million people
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policy and
regulatory changes
101
member
institutions
89
countries

Making financial services more accessible to the world’s unbanked.

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19 May 2022 | News
AFI members visit El Zonte to learn how El Salvador adopted private digital currency
19 May 2022
AFI members visit El Zonte to learn how El Salvador adopted private digital currency
The visit to El Zonte provides AFI members with an opportunity to gain hands-on knowledge of how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and individuals make use of private digital currencies in their day-to-day lives.
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18 May 2022 | News
Digital ecosystems & SME finance for greater financial inclusion
18 May 2022
Digital ecosystems & SME finance for greater financial inclusion
This week we are in San Salvador where the Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador (BCR) and AFI are co-hosting the 25th Digital Financial Services Working Group (DFSWG) and 18th SME Finance Working Group (SMEFWG) meetings on 16-19 May 2022.
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18 May 2022 | Blog
Four Types of Policies to Help Build Climate Resilience
18 May 2022
Four Types of Policies to Help Build Climate Resilience
The 4 Ps of inclusive green finance provide a framework for policymakers to harness the potential of financial inclusion.
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16 May 2022 | Speech
25th DFSWG and 18th SMEFWG Meetings – Opening Remarks by Miguel Kattan, Secretary of Commerce and Investments of El Salvador
16 May 2022
25th DFSWG and 18th SMEFWG Meetings – Opening Remarks by Miguel Kattan, Secretary of Commerce and Investments of El Salvador
En nombre del Señor Presidente de la República, Nayib Bukele, aprovecho para darles la más cordial bienvenida a nuestro país, espero que su arribo haya sido placentero.
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16 May 2022 | Speech
25th DFSWG and 18th SMEFWG Meetings – Opening Remarks by Banco Central de Reserva El Salvador President, Douglas Rodríguez
16 May 2022
25th DFSWG and 18th SMEFWG Meetings – Opening Remarks by Banco Central de Reserva El Salvador President, Douglas Rodríguez
Las reuniones de trabajo de la Alianza para la Inclusión Financiera (AFI) en El Salvador permitirán compartir y propiciar un intercambio de información y experiencias de las iniciativas que se desarrollan en cada uno de nuestros países en materia de digitalización y financia...
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16 May 2022 | Speech
25th DFSWG and 18th SMEFWG Meetings – Opening Remarks by AFI Policy Programs & Implementation Director Eliki Boletawa
16 May 2022
25th DFSWG and 18th SMEFWG Meetings – Opening Remarks by AFI Policy Programs & Implementation Director Eliki Boletawa
We would like to express AFI's gratitude for being able to physically host these meetings after more than two years of global hardship and uncertainty due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
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12 May 2022 | Speech
Presentation of the CNBV's 2021 National Financial Inclusion Survey results - Remarks of AFI Executive Director Dr. Alfred Hannig
12 May 2022
Presentation of the CNBV's 2021 National Financial Inclusion Survey results - Remarks of AFI Executive Director Dr. Alfred Hannig
AFI Executive Director Dr. Alfred Hannig delivers remarks at the presentation of the CNBV's 2021 National Financial Inclusion Survey results.
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10 May 2022 | News
After two-year hiatus, AFI working groups meet in person in Ecuador
10 May 2022
After two-year hiatus, AFI working groups meet in person in Ecuador
Co-hosted with Superintendencia de Economia Popular y Solidaria (SEPS), AFI is holding its first in-person working group meetings from 9 – 12 May 2022.  
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9 May 2022 | Speech
20th FISPLG and 6th IGFWG Meetings - Opening Remarks by SEPS Superintendent Dr. Margarita Hernández
9 May 2022
20th FISPLG and 6th IGFWG Meetings - Opening Remarks by SEPS Superintendent Dr. Margarita Hernández
I would like to express my most sincere gratitude to the Alliance for Financial Inclusion that saw in Ecuador, a place where nature is prodigal and generous, the propitious setting to work on the importance and impact of Financial Inclusion and Green Finance.
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9 May 2022 | Speech
20th FISPLG and 6th IGFWG Meetings - Opening Remarks by AFI Policy Programs & Implementation Director Eliki Boletawa
9 May 2022
20th FISPLG and 6th IGFWG Meetings - Opening Remarks by AFI Policy Programs & Implementation Director Eliki Boletawa
We wish to reiterate the AFI satisfaction of being able to join today physically, after more than two years of global hardship and uncertainty, given the COVID-19 pandemic.
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29 April 2022 | Speech
G-24/AFI Policymakers’ Roundtable - Opening remarks by CNBV President & AFI Board Chair Director Dr. Jesús de la Fuente Rodríguez
29 April 2022
G-24/AFI Policymakers’ Roundtable - Opening remarks by CNBV President & AFI Board Chair Director Dr. Jesús de la Fuente Rodríguez
Mexico's Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores President (CNBV) & Chair of AFI Board of Directors Dr. Jesus de la Fuente Rodriguez opens the G24/AFI Policymakers’ Roundtable at the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings. 
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29 April 2022 | News
Embedding financial inclusion in digital currency design
29 April 2022
Embedding financial inclusion in digital currency design
The annual, high-level roundtable, co-hosted on 26 April 2022 by the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four (G-24) and AFI, as part of the 2022 International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank Group (WBG) Spring Meetings.
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Publications

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AFI publishes financial inclusion regulatory and policy guidance based on peer learning, cooperation and a bottom-up approach. Explore Library

Integrating Digital Financial Services into a National Financial Inclusion Strategy
This guideline note will provide actionable guidance on properly integrating digital financial services into a national financial inclusion strategy and have a positive impact on end-users.
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National Financial Inclusion Strategies: Current State of Practice (2022)
This report provides an overview of NFIS practices that countries have adopted, and highlights recent developments and consequences of the COVID-19 crisis on NFIS policymaking.
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Enhancing Financial Inclusion in Rural Areas
The primary aim of this guideline note is to examine how policymakers have sought and succeeded in enhancing financial inclusion in rural areas.
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FIJI National Financial Inclusion Strategy 2022-2030
Congratulations to the Reserve Bank of Fiji on launching Fiji’s third National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2022-2030.
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Bangladesh’s 2021-2026 National Financial Inclusion Strategy
Congratulations to Bangladesh Bank on the launch of their first National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS), which spans a time period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2026.
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Sierra Leone’s 2022-2026 National Financial Inclusion Strategy
The Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) launched its aims to specially target women, youth, rural population and medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs).
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