- Serey Chea: Opening remarks - CamTech Summit 2023
Speech · 30 November 2023
Opening remarks by Her Excellency Dr Serey Chea, Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia, at the CamTech Summit 2023, Phnom Penh, 30 November 2023.The views expressed in this speech are those of…
- Shaktikanta Das: Central banking at crossroads
Speech · 14 October 2024
Keynote address by Mr Shaktikanta Das, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the RBI@90 High-Level Conference on "Central banking at crossroads", organised by the Reserve Bank of India, New…
- Shaktikanta Das: Virtual Launch of Digital Banking Units (DBUs)
Speech · 16 October 2022
Welcome remarks by Mr Shaktikanta Das, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the Virtual Launch of Digital Banking Units (DBUs), 16 October 2022.The views expressed in this speech are those of…
- Sharon Donnery: Business finance & investment - recovering from the pandemic, preparing for future challenges
Speech · 21 March 2022
Closing remarks (virtual) by Ms Sharon Donnery, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, at the joint Central Bank of Ireland, European Investment Bank, ESRI conference, "Business finance &…
- S S Mundra: Financing MSMEs: Banks & FinTechs - competition, collaboration or competitive collaboration?
20 February 2017
Inaugural address by Mr S S Mundra, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the NAMCABS Seminar organized by College of Agricultural Banking, Mumbai, 20 February 2017.The views expressed in…
- Suhaimi Ali: Catalysing technology towards building an inclusive and progressive Islamic financial system
Speech · 25 October 2023
Keynote address by Mr Suhaimi Ali, Assistant Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia), at the 3rd Annual Islamic Fintech Leaders Summit, Kuala Lumpur, 25 October 2023. The…
- Swaminathan J: Governance in Small Finance Banks - driving sustainable growth and stability
Speech · 27 September 2024
Keynote address by Mr Swaminathan J, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the Conference of Directors of Small Finance Banks, Bengaluru, 27 September 2024.The views expressed in this…
- The dawn of fintech in Latin America: landscape, prospects and challenges
Report · 5 November 2020
BIS Papers | No 112 | 05 November 2020by Carlos Cantú and Barbara UlloaPDF full text (1,982kb) | 44 pagesFintech in Latin America is greeting the dawn. We take stock of how it is transforming…
- 14th BCBS-FSI high-level meeting on banking supervision for Africa
Event · 31 January 2019
Cape Town, South Africa, 31 January and 1 February 2019Ten years after the Great Financial Crisis (GFC), senior bank supervisors and central bankers in sub-Saharan Africa gathered to discuss the main…
- Workshop on fostering financial inclusion through open finance
Event · 20 November 2024
Basel, 20–21 November 2024This workshop, jointly organised by the BIS's Financial Stability Institute, CGAP and the World Bank, covered a range of critical topics, including:Designing open finance…
- Does IT help? Information technology in banking and entrepreneurship
Report · 23 June 2022
Information technology (IT) has dramatically changed how information is used in the financial sector. This may affect the supply of credit from banks, as a key function of banks is to screen and…
- Zeti Akhtar Aziz: Advancing financial inclusion to its next level
Speech · 10 September 2014
Keynote address by Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia), at the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) 2014 Global Policy Forum - "Advancing financial…
- Kenya National Financial InclusionStrategy (2025-2028)
Strategy · 3 December 2025
At the 2023 AFI Global Policy Forum, the Central Bank of Kenya initiated development of Kenya’s National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2025–2028, anchored in its 2024–2027 Strategic Plan and…
- Zambia develops a roadmap for small businesses to go green
Report, Strategy · 17 November 2025
The article describes Zambia’s Roadmap for Greening MSMEs, developed by the Ministry of Finance and National Planning with AFI’s support, to help small businesses adapt to climate change and adopt…
- Women’s financial inclusion: AFI Educate webinar turns theory into action
Report, Strategy · 18 November 2025
The article recaps an AFI Educate webinar on mainstreaming gender in financial inclusion, which focused on turning national gender strategies into tangible market impact. Using Fiji’s Gender…
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s next National Financial Inclusion Strategy takes shape
Strategy, News · 20 November 2025
The article describes a two-day workshop organized by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to develop the country’s next National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS 2.0). Bringing together central bank…
- Kenya launches its first National Financial Inclusion Strategy
News · 3 December 2025
Kenya launched its NFIS 2025–2028 on 4 December to improve financial health despite high inclusion rates. The strategy focuses on expanding access and quality of financial services, strengthening…
- Eswatini’s National Fintech Strategy aims to build a trusted and competitive digital finance ecosystem
Strategy, Roadmap · 4 December 2025
On 4 December, Eswatini launched its National Fintech Strategy (2025–2030) to build a trusted, inclusive, and innovative digital finance ecosystem. Developed with AFI support, the Strategy focuses on…
- Driving Digital Transformation and Inclusion: Fast Payments in Latin America and the Caribbean
Report · 31 October 2025
Fast payments are transforming digital finance ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by improving the speed, affordability, and user experience of digital payments. This report provides…
- Exclusion Risks in Climate-Related Financial Regulation: An Analytical Framework
Report · 16 December 2024
A new working paper by the CGAP presents a framework to assess how climate-related financial regulations may unintentionally limit access to credit for vulnerable groups in emerging markets. Based on…
- Global: Thailand Launches Digital Wallet Registration
News · 27 July 2024
Anticipated to draw participation from over 1.6 million shops, citizen registration of the digital wallet has already begun, with merchant registration set to open on October 1. This initiative…
- How Financial Inclusion Policies Would Address Women’s Access To Finance
News · 16 November 2024
Nigeria's financial inclusion policies have increasingly focused on closing the gender gap, with only 47% of women accessing formal financial services in 2023 compared to 58% of men. The Central Bank…
- UAE aiming to launch retail central bank digital currency this year
News · 1 April 2025
The Central Bank of the UAE plans to introduce a retail central bank digital currency, the digital dirham, in the fourth quarter of 2025. The blockchain-based currency represents a key component of…
- Towards 'Right-Fit' IMM for Financial Inclusion Investing: What's Missing and What's Next?
Event, Presentation · 6 February 2025
Outcomes-focused impact measurement and management (IMM) is critical to enhance the practical benefits and positive outcomes enabled by financial inclusion investing. To explore how the industry can…
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