Alliance for Financial Inclusion

Since the inauguration of SARFII a year ago, during AFI’s GPF 2022, member institutions have worked towards the mutual goal of promoting financial inclusion in the South Asia region.

The AFI network renewed its commitment to achieving worldwide financial inclusion during the closing ceremony of the 2023 AFI Global Policy Forum in Manila.

AFI has announced a four-year partnership with the African Development Bank, aimed at supporting financial policymakers and regulators to increase access to finance for women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (WSMEs) in Africa. The partnership was announced at AFI’s

The Alliance for Financial Inclusion and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg have launched a two-year agreement to boost financial inclusion in Palestine.

It is a real honour for me to welcome you all this morning as the incoming Chair of the AFI Board. I am privileged to be in the company of distinguished guests and participants from across the world who have converged in this beautiful country to discuss our financial inclusion p...

The Global Policy Forum is a joyful occasion. Last year, when the gong was being carried away from Jordan to the Philippines, my feeling was that AFI was going home.

Since 2013, AFI has been honoring member institutions and policymakers for their achievements in advancing financial inclusion. Today at the Global Policy Forum in Manila, AFI was delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 AFI Global Financial Inclusion Awards.

The Bank of Central African States / Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale (BEAC) has joined AFI as a Principal Member.

At the 2023 Global Policy Forum, AFI was delighted to welcome the GSMA, which represents over 1,000 mobile operators and businesses, as an African regional partner to AFI’s Public-Private Dialogue (PPD) platform.

Financial inclusion is the key to unlocking the potential of billions of people who have long been excluded from the formal financial system, says Ariff Ali, incoming AFI Board Chair and Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji.

About 700 delegates from over 70 countries signed up for this year’s Global Policy Forum. We thank you all for joining us here.

The Manila Manifesto details our network’s commitment to coordinate, collaborate, and engage with global SSBs, and to pursue opportunities to advance policy dialogue on crucial areas where global standards have yet to be defined, such as digital innovation, climate risks and gr...