Alliance for Financial Inclusion

11 June 2021 | News

LAC leaders look to digital & women for sustainable recovery

11 June 2021

LAC leaders look to digital & women for sustainable recovery

Regulators must leverage digital and other strategic opportunities to foster an inclusive and gender transformative post-COVID-19 recovery, leaders from AFI’s Financial Inclusion Initiative for Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC) said on 9 June.

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8 June 2021 | News

CEFI, the online training for financial inclusion by AFI and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

8 June 2021

CEFI, the online training for financial inclusion by AFI and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

CEFI, the online training for financial inclusion by AFI and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management Registration for the next intake (September 2021 – February 2022) opens on 1 June 2021 on Frankfurt School of Finance & Management website.

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4 June 2021 | Blog

BSP: Building climate-resilience in the financial system

4 June 2021

BSP: Building climate-resilience in the financial system

The Philippines is one of the countries with high exposure to climate change and disaster risks. In the lead up to World Environment Day 2021, Governor Benjamin E. Diokno of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas shares insights on how the central bank played a vital role in rebuilding the ...

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1 June 2021 | Blog

Integrating Inclusive Green Finance into São Tomé and Príncipe's upcoming NFIS

1 June 2021

Integrating Inclusive Green Finance into São Tomé and Príncipe's upcoming NFIS

As part of our campaign for World Environment Day 2021, Governor Americo Barros of Banco Central de Sao Tome e Principe shares his perspective and insights on the important role financial regulators play in inclusive green finance and climate action.

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28 May 2021 | Blog

Financial knowledge, skills, attitude & behavior in a pandemic

28 May 2021

Financial knowledge, skills, attitude & behavior in a pandemic

Explore how to harness the financial knowledge, financial capabilities and experiences of AFI member intuitions to bring about positive impacts during times of crisis in the latest blog by AFI’s Senior Policy Analyst Sulita Levaux.

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27 May 2021 | News

AFI consultation: Policy Models for SME Finance and E-KYC

27 May 2021

AFI consultation: Policy Models for SME Finance and E-KYC

The AFI Management Unit invites partners and stakeholders from the general public to review and provide comments on two proposed policy models on financial inclusion covering digital identity and electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) as well as financing for micro, small and medi...

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26 May 2021 | Blog

Financial inclusion key to women entrepreneurs’ success

26 May 2021

Financial inclusion key to women entrepreneurs’ success

AFI reached out to women leaders in its network to share their insight on women’s empowerment and the important role women play in financial inclusion. This interview features Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus, Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia.

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25 May 2021 | Speech

Education and Financial Empowerment: Strengthening the Resilience of Rural Women

25 May 2021

Education and Financial Empowerment: Strengthening the Resilience of Rural Women

Bank of Haiti (BRH) has been an active principal member of AFI for over a decade and is recognized as one of the network’s Gender Inclusive Ambassador institutions.

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21 May 2021 | Speech

6th Pacific Island Regional Initiative (PIRI) Leaders Roundtable

21 May 2021

6th Pacific Island Regional Initiative (PIRI) Leaders Roundtable

Furthermore, AFI has swiftly assisted members by implementing a COVID-19 Policy Response Project that has reinforced the network’s peer learning on sharing best practices for mitigation and resilience policy responses that address the adverse effects of COVID-19 on disproportio...

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21 May 2021 | News

Digital finance way forward for Pacific region

21 May 2021

Digital finance way forward for Pacific region

Digital finance services and FinTech solutions offer the greatest opportunities for an accelerated and sustainable COVID-19 recovery within the region, leaders of AFI’s Pacific Islands Regional Initiative (PIRI), said at their 6th Annual Leaders’ Roundtable meeting...

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7 May 2021 | News

Kingdom of Eswatini – AFI Inclusive Green Finance Capacity Building

7 May 2021

Kingdom of Eswatini – AFI Inclusive Green Finance Capacity Building

Mbabane/ Kuala Lumpur (6 May 2021) – The Kingdom of Eswatini and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) organized a national-level capacity building and coordination event to advance inclusive green finance (IGF) in the country.

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6 May 2021 | Speech

Kingdom of Eswatini and AFI Virtual In-Country Training on Inclusive Green Finance

6 May 2021

Kingdom of Eswatini and AFI Virtual In-Country Training on Inclusive Green Finance

Given Eswatini’s leadership on financial inclusion, AFI welcomes this opportunity to collaborate on further developing Inclusive Green Finance in Eswatini. We are aware that Eswatini already successfully achieved the NFIS headline targets well ahead of its 2022 deadline.

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The AFI Publication Hub

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

Survey Report on FinTech for MSME Access to Financing

This survey report provides insights on the regulatory landscape of the usage of FinTech to increase access to financing for MSMEs and the overall promotion of financial inclusion.

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Working Groups and Regional Initiatives Report 2020

Despite the global pandemic, AFI network members were swift to implement policy responses and leverage the peer learning and knowledge sharing platforms offered by our working groups and regional initiatives in pursuit of better financial inclusion for all.

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Harnessing the Potential of FinTech in Deepening Financial Inclusion: Practical Regulators Expositions

The key focus of this report was to share the learnings and experiences of enabling FinTech ecosystems from developing and developed country financial regulators, private sector and other key stakeholders.

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Digital Financial Literacy

This Guideline Note presents key considerations for regulators and policymakers to understand, develop, facilitate policies and design interventions at advancing digital financial literacy.

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Supervision of Outsourcing of Digital Services by Banks

The outsourcing of banking activities has grown rapidly in recent years, and forecasts suggest that this trend is likely to continue in the near future.

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Mitigating the Impact of Pandemic Crises on National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) Policy Note

To ensure that actions continue to be undertaken and avoid a loss of momentum, it is crucial to deploy an effective financial inclusion pandemic crisis management taskforce (FIPCMT). Find out more in this policy note.

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