Board of Directors

The Board Committees

In carrying out its oversight role, the AFI Board of Directors receives specialized support from the committees of the Board in accordance to the respective Committee’s Terms of Reference.

Audit Committee: AFI’s Audit Committee provides oversight of AFI’s process assurance, internal controls and risk management. Members are: Banque de la République d'Haiti (Chair), Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador (Vice-Chair), Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan, Banque de la République du Burundi, and Banco de Moçambique.

Budget and Finance Committee: AFI’s Budget and Finance Committee provides oversight of AFI’s financial strategy and management of financial resources, which include membership fees and donor funding. Members are: Reserve Bank of Fiji (Chair), Palestine Monetary Authority (Vice-Chair), Bank Negara Malaysia, National Bank of Rwanda, Da Afghanistan Bank and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Global Standards and Policy Committee: AFI’s Global Standards and Policy Committee provides guidance and advice on AFI’s engagement and peer learning initiative with international Standard-Setting Bodies, endorses Financial Inclusion Policy Models developed by AFI's Working Groups and oversees policy and programs initiatives in the AFI network. Members are: Central Bank of Kenya (Chair), Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Vice-Chair), Bangladesh Bank, Reserve Bank of Malawi, Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV) Mexico, Palestine Monetary Authority and Banco Central del Paraguay.

Gender Inclusive Finance Committee: AFI’s Gender Inclusive Finance Committee provides leadership in advancing and promoting women’s financial inclusion in the AFI network and the implementation of the Denarau Action Plan. Members are: Bank of Zambia (Chair), Central Bank of Egypt (Vice-Chair), Central Bank of Lesotho, National Bank of Rwanda, National Bank of Cambodia, Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador and Da Afghanistan Bank.

Advisory Group: AFI’s Advisory Group provides strategic advice to the AFI Board of Directors and Management Unit in order to promote sustainable value to AFI members with the ultimate goal of achieving AFI’s vision. Members are generally partners (non-AFI members) who provide external stakeholder perspective on financial inclusion and may include AFI’s funding partners, intellectual partners, and experts in financial inclusion global advocacy.

Donor Consultative Council: The Donor Consultative Council comprises all funders in the AFI network and provides consultative advice to the AFI Management Unit to promote sustainable value to AFI members with the goal of achieving AFI’s vision, particularly focusing on the sustainability of AFI, as well as resource mobilization and financial support for AFI’s programs and activities.