The Path to Financial Health Begins in Adolescence
It is critical that youth financial inclusion programs tailor interventions based on young people's life stage to achieve long-term impact on financial health.
Where Youth Join Trust Groups, Not Insurgency Groups
By providing a combination of financial and nonfinancial services to over 16,000 smallholders, a social enterprise in northern Nigeria is harnessing the power of agriculture to create jobs for youth and improve livelihoods.
When Youth Entrepreneurship Training Meets Financial Inclusion
By working together to integrate entrepreneurship training and financial inclusion in Africa, youth-serving organizations and financial services providers could help young people build successful businesses and create jobs.
Sports Betting: Highway to Hell or On-Ramp to Digital Finance?
Sports betting is pervasive in Africa. What impact is it having on how youth use digital financial services?
3 Principles for Funders of Youth Financial Inclusion
How can donors promote financial inclusion in a way that creates jobs for youth? Here are three guiding principles, based on the Mastercard Foundation's experience in Africa.
Reaching the Next Generation of Financial Services Customers in Africa
A growing body of evidence shows young people's potential as users of financial services in Africa.
Mapping a Pathway to Improved Well-Being for Young People
What are the links between financial services and young people's educational and job opportunities? Here are three insights.
6 Strategies to Promote Digital Financial Product Adoption Among Youth
Here are six insights about how to make financial services appeal to young people, coming out of a digital savings pilot in Tanzania.
Turning Remittances into Savings for Nepal’s Migrant Families
Remittances amount to 28 percent of Nepal’s GDP. Digital financial services that better meet young women’s needs could help migrant families put away more in savings.