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International Funding for Financial Inclusion in 2022: Global and Regional Data
These data snapshots were generated from the 2022 CGAP Funder Survey, which reports funding commitments from 30 international funders, both public and private, as of the end of 2022.Publication
2022 Trends in International Funding for Financial Inclusion
The 2022 CGAP Funder Survey looks at the latest trends in international funding for financial inclusion. Understanding the funding landscape can support better funding decisions and coordination, and ultimately lead to better outcomes for underserved people and communities worldwide.Data
Funding Explorer: Interactive Data for the 2022 CGAP Funder Survey
The Funding Explorer is a set of seven interactive dashboards reflecting active international financial inclusion funding commitments as of December 31, 2022. The Explorer uses data from the 2022 CGAP Funder Survey complemented by publicly available contextual indicators.Publication
Gender-Intentional Credit Scoring
Evidence shows women often demonstrate higher loan repayment rates than men, suggesting they are lower-risk borrowers yet face higher barriers to loan approval. This guide introduces a gender-lens analytical framework for lenders to determine whether lending decisions and outcomes in their portfolios differ by gender and, if so, how.Publication
Supply-Side Gender Disaggregated Data for Advancing Financial Inclusion: Insights and Areas for Further Research
Gender data is key for unlocking the potential of financial inclusion. This report explores the ways supply-side gender-disaggregated data (S-GDD) is being used to inform financial policies and strategies that seek to intentionally apply a gender lens.Video
A Responsible Digital Finance Ecosystem: A New Approach to Consumer Protection
As digital finance tools continue to grow in scale and sophistication, it's crucial that we also rethink responsibility in this space. A responsible digital finance ecosystem can keep consumers safe by putting them at the center, but this requires a customer-centric approach, capable actors, and constructive collaboration between regulators, providers and consumers.Publication
Investor Roadmap for Inclusive Green Growth
This collaborative report by LeapFrog Investments, Temasek and CGAP shares new research that highlights the commercial impetus to accelerate a wave of green investment into emerging markets.Publication
Climate Adaptation, Resilience, and Financial Inclusion: A New Agenda
In this Focus Note, CGAP calls for financial inclusion to be a cornerstone of action on climate adaptation, and proposes a new agenda for collaboration between financial inclusion and climate adaptation practitioners.Publication
Building Value in Microfinance Through Digitization: Lessons from Loan Automation Pilots
Digitization has brought both hope and frustration to the microfinance industry. To address this, we identified and tested five core principles for successful implementation. This focus note summarizes our experience, evaluates the validity of the five principles, and offers key lessons learned for other industry stakeholders to adopt and scale a similar approach.Publication