The UNCDF Policy Accelerator continues to advocate for inclusive digital financial services at events, in the media, and with partners.

Financial Inclusion Days in Senegal takes stock of progress and challenges in financial education.

With millions now using digital financial services, more and more consumers are exposed to greater financial risks, particularly in digital credit.

We need trust, fairness, and to include women in decision-making.

Ethiopia’s renewed focus on sustainable growth is a powerful opportunity for digital financial services. Smart legal and regulatory reforms can increase the benefits to everyone.

What happens to an in-person, highly collaborative process when a pandemic shuts down global travel?

Regulators should work directly with financial services providers to prioritise women’s financial inclusion.

The UNCDF Policy Accelerator will work with governments in Africa to improve women’s economic empowerment (WEE) as part the of G7 Partnership for Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion in Africa.

UNCDF is partnering with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on an “Africa Policy Accelerator” project to provide better digital financial services to millions of people.

Digital financial inclusion supports social distancing and helps keep economies working, which is more important than ever in the time of COVID-19.

The current COVID-19 health crisis is unprecedented in its scope. We are seeing large-scale reshaping of the world’s economy, social norms, and political realities.

Mauritania is on track to improve its financial inclusion ratio — if it delivers on policy reforms that enable financial service providers to reach vulnerable populations.

Collaboration is the foundation of how we work with governments on their policy-making process.

The importance of data is magnified in times of crisis when there is greater need for financial stability, integrity, and protection of vulnerable people.

Financial independence remains a challenge for women in every country. This is a critical issue for all women who could find themselves in positions of vulnerability including widows, divorcees, survivors of domestic violence and abuse, and female-headed single-parent households. As captured by UN Women, women are more susceptible to risks both pre- and post-COVID-19.