Pakistan Enigma: Why Is Financial Inclusion Happening So Slowly?
Just 21 percent of adults have accounts in Pakistan, despite decades of support for financial inclusion. What could accelerate progress?
India Moves Toward Universal Financial Inclusion
The 2017 Findex shows India has made significant financial inclusion progress in the past four years, but use remains a challenge.
Financial Inclusion: Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full? (Pt 2)
The number of people with financial accounts has grown rapidly, but account dormancy remains a problem, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and India.
Financial Inclusion: Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full? (Pt 1)
The rate of access to new accounts has slowed in recent years, but there are reasons to be optimistic about the future of financial inclusion.
2017 Global Findex: Behind the Numbers on Bangladesh
Bangladesh has made great strides toward financial inclusion, but many challenges remain -- including one of the largest gender gaps in the world.
In Côte d'Ivoire, Financial Inclusion at a Crossroads
Mobile money is driving overall progress in financial inclusion in Côte d’Ivoire, but it’s also highlighting a digital divide that could leave excluded segments behind if not dealt with through smart policy.
How Ghana Became One of Africa’s Top Mobile Money Markets
Mobile money account ownership tripled in Ghana from 2014 to 2017, making the country one of the fastest growing mobile money markets in Africa. How? Smart regulations played a key role.
2017 Global Findex: Behind the Numbers on Rural China
What does (and doesn't) the latest Findex tell us about China's urban-rural divide in financial inclusion?
Measuring Women’s Financial Inclusion: The 2017 Findex Story
Despite global progress toward universal access to financial services, the gender gap remains at 9 percentage points in developing countries. Here's a look at what the 2017 Global Findex tells us about women's access to financial services.