- Amando M Tetangco, Jr: Improving financial literacy and increasing financial inclusion to sustain economic growth
Speech · 5 November 2014
In this 2014 address to the Shareholders' Association of the Philippines (SharePHIL), Governor Amando Tetangco, Jr. frames financial inclusion not just as a social good, but as a critical pillar for…
- Manuel Sánchez: The shared task of financial inclusion
19 November 2013
Remarks by Mr Manuel Sánchez, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Mexico, at the Sixth Financial Education Summit, organised by Banamex, Mexico City, 19 November 2013.The views expressed in this speech…
- Njuguna Ndung'u: Sustainable finance initiatives across the Kenyan financial sector
Speech · 11 February 2015
Remarks by Professor Njuguna Ndung'u, Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, at the Technical Experts Convening on Long-Term Sustainable Finance in Kenya, Nairobi, 11 February 2015.The views…
- Amando M Tetangco, Jr: Islamic banking and finance in the Philippines - opportunities and challenges
Speech · 11 March 2014
Speech by Mr Amando M Tetangco, Jr, Governor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP, the central bank of the Philippines), at the Islamic Banking and Finance Workshop, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas…
- Myanmar Central Bank unveils national QR standard for digital payments
News · 1 March 2025
The Central Bank of Myanmar has launched MMQR, a national QR code standard designed to modernise the country's financial infrastructure. The system will enable secure international transactions while…
- Moov Africa Burkina Faso Aligns With Government Vision to Accelerate Digital and Financial Inclusion
News · 5 November 2025
The company committed to expanding mobile-money services, improving digital connectivity, and developing tools that help underserved populations access financial services more easily. These efforts…
- Accelerated Data Science, AI and GeoAI for Sustainable Finance in Central Banking and Supervision
Presentation · 1 January 2021
International Conference on "Statistics for Sustainable Finance", co-organised with the Banque de France and the Deutsche Bundesbank 14-15 September 2021, Paris, France, hybrid format ; Sustainable…
- Determinants of Mobile Banking Technology Adoption of Commercial Banks in Ethiopia
27 June 2025
Nowadays, mobile banking technology is one of the most important technologies in the banking sector. As a result, many banks all over the world are adopting it and taking advantage of the technology.…
- Digital Design and Technology and Market Outreach in Rural Zimbabwe
Report · 11 June 2021
Despite producing top of the range products and services, entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe's rural Gokwe face limited access to markets. Access to local and regional trading markets is further aggravated by…
- Technology Inequality: Opportunities and Challenges for Mobile Financial Services
Report · 24 April 2017
Technology has been a pivotal and successful enabler of financial inclusion. However, even with each technical evolution, sets of technical, cost, competition, capacity and access challenges persist.…
- A Legal Analysis of the Use of Innovative Technology in the Promotion of Financial Inclusion for Low-Income Earners in South Africa
Report · 28 August 2021
The promotion of financial inclusion is important for the combating of financial exclusion in many countries, including South Africa. Nonetheless, most low-income earners living in rural areas and…
- The Role of Mobile Technology in Enhancing Financial Inclusion in Sudan: Challenges and Opportunities
Report · 20 June 2025
Financial inclusion remains a significant challenge in Sudan, a vast nation characterized by a predominantly rural and young population with limited access to traditional banking services. This paper…
- The Matthew Effect and Modern Finance: On the Nexus between Wealth Inequality, Financial Development and Financial Technology
Report · 10 August 2020
This paper analyses the role of financial development and financial technology in driving inequality in (returns to) wealth. Using micro data from the Survey on Household Income and Wealth (SHIW)…
- Digital Technology Improving Financial Inclusion in India: Post Covid Evidence
Report · 20 January 2024
Technology is transforming the financial inclusion landscape and growing the digital infrastructure that is essential to accomplishing numerous national objectives. The Covid-19 pandemic and the…
- Empirical Analysis of the Impact of International Technology Spillovers on Digital Inequality in China
30 July 2024
China's digital economy faces development bottlenecks caused by digital inequality. Does a region's ability to absorb international technology spillovers affect its digital divide? We explore the…
- Empirical Analysis of the Impact of International Technology Spillovers on Digital Inequality in China
24 February 2024
China’s digital economy faces development bottlenecks caused by digital inequality. Does a region’s ability to absorb international technology spillovers affect its digital divide? We explore the…
- Financial Technology and Financial Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa: New Evidence From A Dynamic Panel Causality Approach
Report · 23 April 2024
Leveraging on the omitted salient features in the extant literature, an attempt is made to empirically validate relationship between financial technology and financial inclusion in a panel of Sub…
- An analysis of financial institutions in Black-majority communities: Black borrowers and depositors face considerable challenges in accessing banking services
Report · 2 November 2021
The report provides a detailed examination of the systemic barriers that African Americans face in accessing credit and banking services in the United States. The author highlights a stark racial…
- Could Big Tech’s move to permanent remote work save the American heartland?
Blog · 25 May 2020
Last week, Facebook announced that as many as half of its employees could permanently work from home in the coming years, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend traditional office routines.…
- Technology’s impact on financial inclusion is not what you think
Data dictionary · 15 December 2022
Leora Klapper’s article analyzes the role of digital technology in expanding financial inclusion in developing economies. While mobile money services have been crucial in regions like Sub-Saharan…
- FCA and Payment Systems Regulator publish updated evidence on cash access
News · 22 July 2021
In July 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) released an updated assessment of the UK’s cash infrastructure, highlighting that while digital payments…
- Investing in Financial Inclusion
Report · 22 March 2026
Inclusive finance drives growth and resilience, yet 1.4 billion adults globally remain unbanked. Digital financial services cut costs and expand access, but they also pose consumer and cyber risks.…
- Patrick Njoroge: Developing robust and sustainable strategies for microfinance in Kenya
Speech · 24 February 2016
In this strategic opening address, Dr. Patrick Njoroge, Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, discusses the critical role of microfinance and technological innovation in advancing financial…
- Agent Registry System (ARS)
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The BSP, in collaboration with the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), introduced the Agent Registry for Cash Agents in 2023. This Regulatory Technology (RegTech) tool aims to improve the…
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