01F Group Backs Indonesia’s DANA to Accelerate Digital Financial Inclusion
01F Group has invested in DANA, Indonesia’s leading digital wallet, to expand credit access for MSMEs and scale digital financial services across Tier 2 to Tier 4 regions.
Visa and World Bank Group Announce New Risk-Sharing Initiative to Expand Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets
Under the agreement, IFC will share credit settlement risk for Visa transactions associated with enrolled financial institutions, enabling these institutions to connect more underbanked consumers and small businesses to digital payments.
Asia Fintech Forum 2026 to Convene Regulators, Bankers and Fintech Leaders in Kuala Lumpur on 2 October
Inaugural forum from Singapore's Responsible Fintech Institute, title-sponsored by Remi Technology, puts AI, stablecoins and financial inclusion on a single agenda.
Financial Inclusion Compass 2026
The 2026 Compass examines a changing funding landscape, the opportunities and risks associated with artificial intelligence, emerging pressures around climate and resilience, and priorities for the next five to ten years.
AfricaNenda, Gates Foundation and Equity Group Partner to Accelerate Digital Public Infrastructure Across Africa
The collaboration aims to expand financial inclusion, strengthen digital payment ecosystems and support Africa’s digital transformation through stronger public-private partnerships while modernizing African economies.
FAO Drives a Generational Renewal in Family Farming With Digital and Financial Inclusion
The Regional Technical Platform for Family Farming began the third Cycle of Technical Exchanges to discuss the strategic role of rural youth in the transformation of agrifood systems.
Private Sector Engagement Case Study GRAMEEN and UGAFODE
The case study shares insights on how Grameen Foundation and UGAFODE partnered to digitize savings groups and provide tailored financial products to refugees and host communities in Uganda’s Isingiro District.
Building Financial Resilience Against Digital Risk
The findings in this learning brief draw on the Strive Women Midline Survey, conducted by 60 Decibels, which measured how women micro and small enterprise owners across Pakistan, Vietnam, and Peru experience and respond to digital financial risk and fraud.
Digitizing Savings Groups: Five Steps That Cannot Be Skipped
A growing ecosystem of fintechs, financial service providers and development organizations is working to digitize savings groups and connect them to formal finance at scale. But to actually improve women's financial agency, the foundations must come first.
Nigeria Launches Payments Systems Vision 2028 to Drive Financial Inclusion and Innovation
A central goal of the vision is measurable impact, particularly in terms of economic development and social inclusion.