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To mark AFI's 10-year celebration, we sat down with Executive Director, Dr. Alfred Hannig for a walk down memory lane to reflect on AFI's early years and its decade of impact on financial inclusion.

Over 10 years ago, a team gathered for a retreat in Seattle, United States to map out a single shared dream on a drawing board. The Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) had humble…

AFI welcomed Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG) into its network in December 2017. We had the pleasure of meeting the First Deputy Governor Dr. Seeku Jaabi, who oversees financial sector stability in the country, during the two-day training on challenges and risks that come with large-scale changes in…

During a one-week High-Level Joint Learning Programme, co-hosted by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and AFI in Kuala Lumpur last month, we sat down with Elsie Addo Awadzi, Deputy Governor of Bank of Ghana (BoG) to gain her perspective on financial inclusion and the pillars of sustainable SME finance.

AFI: In your opinion, what is the best way to…

We live in a hashtag generation! There is a constant urge to stay connected with pervasive access to digital technology.

Today we celebrate the Arab Day of Financial Inclusion!

Adopted by Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) and the Council of Arab Central Banks on 27 April 2016, the overall purpose of Arab Day of Financial Inclusion Day to advocate financial inclusion, and its role in driving the development of policies, strategies and programs to promote access to financial services, and improve financial…

In Bangladesh, climate change affects many sectors, including water resources, agriculture and food security, ecosystems and biodiversity, and human health and coastal zones. It is estimated that rising sea levels alone will displace 18 million Bangladeshis within the next 40 years; also predicted that climate change could have a…

As part of the intensive, high-level Joint Learning Programme (JLP), “Building an Inclusive MSME Financing Ecosystem,” which is taking place from 9-13 April, 2018, participants were involved in field visits to various financial institutions including Laman Informasi Nasihat dan Khidmat (LINK), SME Corporation Malaysia, Credit Counselling and Debt…

AFI members are committed to the Denarau Action Plan (DAP) with the aim to increase women’s access to quality and affordable financial services globally. The DAP targets to accelerate the progress of women's financial inclusion by halving the financial inclusion gender gap across AFI member countries by 2021.

To help shape the conversation…

Did you know that more than one billion women are still excluded from formal financial services? The Denarau Action Plan targets to accelerate the progress of women's financial inclusion by halving the financial inclusion gender gap across AFI member jurisdictions by 2021.

View the infographic below to learn about the gender gap in financial inclusion and how AFI plans to promote women's economic empowerment through the Gender and…

In conjunction with International Women’s Day, we asked one of our partners, Women’s World Banking (WWB), to share their perspective on advancing women’s economic empowerment. What’s holding women back from accessing mainstream finance, and how can we can advance the drive for greater inclusion? Read on for more insights.

AFI: In your opinion, how have…