Disclosure Is Not the Same as Protection
Consumer credit frameworks need to be designed with comprehension and product design in mind.
AFI’s New Podcast Takes You Inside the World of Financial Inclusion
Episode One features May Abulnaga, First Sub-Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt and Chair of AFI’s Gender Inclusive Finance Committee, sharing her personal story about her work to advance women’s access to finance, and to promote women’s leadership in Egypt.
Ghana Becomes First African Country to Integrate Payments Into National ID
The move transforms the Ghana Card from a standard identification document into a multifunctional tool that combines identity verification with financial transactions.
The 2026 Global AI in Financial Services Report
This report assesses the impact of AI on the financial services industry, including fintechs and traditional financial institutions, from efficiency to productivity and profitability, as well as persistent organizational adoption and scaling challenges. It also highlights developing policy and regulatory approaches.
Cyber and Operational Risk in the Quantum Era: Financial Stability Amid Escalating Geopolitical Conflict
This panel discussion focused on how institutions and regulators can strengthen resilience, enhance cross-border coordination, and prepare for a future in which emerging technologies, cyber conflict, ransomware, and financial crime increasingly intersect.
Effective Supervision
This TC Note makes proposals for supervisory effectiveness and, where consistent with more effective supervision, the simplification of supervisory methodologies and processes.
Open Finance Oversight and Supervision: Emerging Practices and Early Lessons
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance Launches the Women Regulators Network
This new body aims to advance gender‑intentional policy and strengthen women’s leadership in financial regulation worldwide.
Applications Now Open for Tech Policy Learning Lab!
This program is the only one of its kind to combine rigorous learning in policy-relevant technology with a gender lens on policy and regulation implementation.
Opening Doors to Open Finance: Evidence From the International Experience
This paper examines international experiences with open finance, shedding light on its impact on competition, market entry and financial access, while discussing the challenges that remain.