AFI is the world’s leading organization on financial inclusion policy and regulation. A member-owned network, we promote and develop evidence-based policy solutions that improve the lives of the poor through the power of financial inclusion.
The Maya Declaration is first commitment platform that enables AFI members to set concrete financial inclusion targets, implement in-country policy changes, and regularly share progress updates. A public commitment to the Maya Declaration is a means to champion financial inclusion.
AFI organizes the Global Policy Forum (GPF) as the keystone event for its membership. Each year, it is co-hosted by a different member institution in a different region of the world. The Forum is focused on the development and improvement of national financial inclusion strategies and policies, and is used as a platform for senior financial regulators to exchange ideas and engage in peer-to-peer learning activities.
Caroline Abel, Governor of Central Bank of Seychelles: "There is a need to further explore, how financial technologies can be used to advance financial inclusion and make it more convenient, affordable ... "
In September 2011 at the AFI Global Policy Forum, member institutions pledged to support access to finance for SMEs through the Maputo Accord.
Inclusive finance in Uganda has been driven largely by digital financial services, namely mobile money.
Despite overall progress in financial inclusion, women are still disproportionately excluded from the formal financial system.
On the occasion of the 2016 GPF the Members of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion, strengthened their determination and affirmed a commitment to close the gender gap in financial inclusion.
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) and Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) are hosting the 2019 AFI Global Policy Forum (GPF) from 11-13 September 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda.
The Czech National Bank (CNB) and AFI have the pleasure to co-host a closed-door FinTech peer exchange program for regulators in Prague on 26–27 September 2019.
Co-hosted by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), this five-day program will enlighten participants with the Malaysian experience of building up consumer empowerment within the perimeter of regulation.
Co-hosted by Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV), the JLP will focus on proportionate regulatory approaches to FinTech innovations through lessons learned from Mexico’s experience.