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News & Stories

Browse our curated collection of videos, podcasts, events, influence stories, and the latest news about CGAP. Find in-depth analyses, compelling stories, and the latest trends and developments in financial inclusion right here.

 

 

News & Events

Keep up with the inclusive finance and financial inclusion community. Check out the latest news from across the sector, and an extensive calendar of events and events hosted by a wide range of organizations.

Videos

Explore our collection of videos that offer insights into financial inclusion, and related topics in the sector.

Climate Resilience: Dharmishtaben's Story

Investor Roadmap for Inclusive Green Growth

How Financial Inclusion Supports Health

Podcasts

Hear from a wide range of technical experts, thought leaders, and financial service users as we explore new trends, controversies, and developments in inclusive finance.

Season 2 Episode 1: Voices from the front lines of climate change
Podcast

Voices From the Frontlines of Climate Change

In this episode, we travel to Bangladesh to speak with two farmers who are fighting to protect their homes and livelihoods from storms, flooding, and rising sea levels. We also hear from MicroSave Consulting and CGAP about the potential role financial tools can play in bringing hope, resilience, and lasting change to climate-vulnerable communities.
Season 2 Episode 2: Empowering micro retailers through supply chain digitization: hype or promise?
Podcast

Empowering Micro-Retailers Through Digitization: Hype or Promise?

Micro-retailers that stock fast-moving consumer goods are universally cherished. And yet, they face numerous unique challenges. B2B e-commerce startups are promising to make a difference for these micro-retailers by digitizing order processes and extending buy-now-pay-later credit options. But challenges remain: How do we bridge the digital divide, and can these systems sustainably scale?
Season 2 - Episode 4: Can AI revolutionize financial consumer protection?
Podcast

Can AI Revolutionize Financial Consumer Protection?

AI is already transforming almost every aspect of the financial services industry. It is driving efficiencies and sparking innovation by reshaping the way financial authorities protect consumers—not just how financial service providers operate. But financial authorities need to walk a tightrope to harness the power of AI to improve consumer protection, while also addressing the novel risks and challenges that AI brings, such as new forms of financial fraud.

Influence Stories

These stories highlight examples of CGAP’s influence in the financial sector over the years, in terms of stakeholder focus, interventions and activities, and the overall impact.

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Influence Story

Energizing Effective PAYGo Solutions

The pay-as-you-go (PAYGo) solar industry emerged during the early 2010s. CGAP helped a young industry to become more robust and more investable, spurring a new era of partnerships and ways to measure performance.
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Influence Story

Opening APIs: Integrating for Inclusion

Application programming interfaces (APIs) enable exciting advances in financial inclusion. CGAP set out to prove to industry leaders that open APIs were a win-win situation.
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Influence Story

Expanding Financial Inclusion by Promoting Mobile Money

Ghana had a very limited mobile money sector in 2010. CGAP set out to bring regulators and providers on board by facilitating discussion between both sides and offering technical guidance on developing regulations.

Key Documents

Check below CGAP key publications, including annual reports, strategic documents, evaluations, and more.

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CGAP VII Strategy (FY24-28)

CGAP’s five-year strategy covering the period of July 2023 through June 2028 —CGAP VII— will contribute to strengthening responsible and inclusive financial ecosystems by elevating the focus of financial inclusion to broader development outcomes.  

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CGAP Annual Report 2024

The FY24 annual report covers the period from July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 and provides further details on CGAP's areas of work. It highlights specific outcomes of some of our engagements.

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CGAP VI Strategic Evaluation

This report summarizes findings from the strategic evaluation of CGAP conducted by Dalberg Advisors between February 2020 and June 2022.