Blog Series

CGAP Leadership Essay Series

What factors are shaping the future of financial inclusion and offer the most promise for improving the lives of poor people? In this series of Essays, CGAP’s leaders consider where the sector is heading, and which innovations hold the greatest potential for financial services to advance global development.
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AI's Promise: A New Era for Financial Inclusion

A boy looks at his smartphone Photo credit: Tony Karumba via Communication for Development Ltd.
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Open Finance Can Reduce Financial Inclusion Gaps: Here’s How

A woman walks between reeds to the water's edge Photo credit: Santosh Rajgarhia Purulia India/2017 CGAP Photo Contest
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The Future of Financial Inclusion

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Friend or Foe to the World’s Poor? Settling the Microfinance Debate

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Rethinking Consumer Protection: A Responsible Digital Finance Ecosystem

Photo by Hoang Long Ly, CGAP Photo Contest
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In an Era of Urgent Climate Risk, Does Financial Inclusion Matter?

Photo: Arne Hoel / World Bank
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The Essential Role of Finance in Education, Housing and Health Care

CGAP Photo by Saiyna Bashir via Communication for Development Ltd.
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Let’s Talk About Resilience

Photo for CGAP by Tony Karumba, Communications for Development
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Small but Mighty: CGAP and the Future of Financial Inclusion

Photo by Natalie Brown, CGAP Photo Contest 2017
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Women and Finance: Enabling Women’s Economic Empowerment