Alliance for Financial Inclusion

In the Solomon Islands, underdeveloped infrastructure and a population spread across hundreds of islands makes the provision of financial services extremely challenging. The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI), in collaboration with national stakeholders, is tackling this thro...

On 16th January, members of AFI’s Competition Enablers Knowledge Exchange (CKX) held their first virtual meeting of 2025.

Developing countries’ innovative approaches have been critical to the number of people without a bank account halving in just a few years, say Dr Alfred Hannig, CEO of AFI, and Dr Christoph Beier, Lecturer at the University of Bonn.

Competition in financial services markets is key to financial inclusion, and regulators have a major role to play, says Ariadne Plaitakis, Deputy Director, Regulation, Research and Policy,  Inclusive Financial Systems, Gates Foundation.

When women have control over their finances, the ripple effects are transformative. So how can we close the financial inclusion gender gap?

On 13 January, AFI CEO Dr Alfred Hannig met State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor, Mr Jameel Ahmad, SBP technical staff, and leaders of Pakistan’s banking, microfinance and fintech sector, to discuss the country’s progress on financial inclusion.

On 12 December, AFI’s Africa Regional Office (ARO) and African Financial Inclusion Policy Initiative (AfPI) hosted the “Fintech and DFS Ecosystem Data for Supervision and Market Intelligence in Africa" webinar. Discussions focused on how data can bolster regulatory efforts, s...

On 19 & 20 December, AFI’s Eastern Europe & Central Asia Policy Initiative (ECAPI) held its final virtual meeting of 2024, bringing together 56 participants from nine financial regulators.  The first day featured in-depth knowledge exchange sessions on Facilitating Financial

In recent years, digital technologies have transformed Fiji’s financial sector. Digital payments have rapidly gained traction, empowering merchants and consumers alike. QR code technology has been widely embraced for its accessibility, efficiency and versatility. In Fiji, the n...

Watch: AFI online workshop explores the potential of offline digital financial services to advance financial inclusion.

An AFI delegation led by CEO, Dr Alfred Hannig, has visited the Solomon Islands and Samoa, meeting Central Bank Governors and staff to thank them for their contribution to advancing financial inclusion, and to learn about ongoing projects. 

Ten selected AFI member institutions attended a workshop in Abidjan, exploring how policymakers can develop appropriate national climate disclosure frameworks for MSMEs.