- Policy Framework on Developing a National FinTech Strategy: An Ecosystem Approach to Inclusive FinTech, Digital Economy, Financial Inclusion and the Sustainable Development Goals
8 September 2025
The Digital Financial Services Working Group (DFSWG) of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) has been facilitating thought leadership and guidance on how the network can understand and support…
- Building Digital Payments Ecosystems: Digital Financial Infrastructure, Access to Finance, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Report · 3 September 2025
We are now at that halfway point in terms of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with the 2030 target getting ever closer. This article examines how digital payments innovations…
- Central Bank of the Future Summary and Recommendations for Further Inquiry
Report · 20 June 2025
Over the past two years, the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and its Center on Finance, Law & Policy, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has…
- Access to Finance for Artificial Intelligence Regulation in the Financial Services Industry
Report · 19 June 2025
This paper discusses the design of the legal and regulatory framework for using artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services markets to enhance access to finance (financial inclusion). The…
- Building Regional Payment Areas: The Single Rule Book Approach
16 June 2025
In October 2020, the G20 endorsed a significant initiative to enhance cross-border payments. Faster, cheaper, more transparent, and more inclusive cross-border payment services will deliver…
- FinTech and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
16 May 2025
Plague, war, famine and death: the 2020s have so far been marked by the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Unlike in 1997 or 2008, finance has been not the cause of, but part of the effective response…
- A note from the World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban
Report · 23 May 2017
This report summarizes the key discussions from the 2017 World Economic Forum on Africa, centered on the theme of achieving inclusive growth through responsive and responsible leadership. A primary…
- Global Economic Crisis: Prosperity and Politics in Lebanon
Report · 3 May 2009
This report provides an in-depth economic analysis of Lebanon’s growth trajectory and its vulnerability to the 2009 global recession through a dialogue with expert Jad Chaaban. Historically…
- Inclusion in India: Unpacking the 2015 FDIP Report and Scorecard
Report · 8 September 2015
This report unpacks the findings of the 2015 Financial and Digital Inclusion Project (FDIP) specifically for India, highlighting the country's transition from a cash-heavy economy to a diverse…
- Hutchins Roundup: Valuing health insurance, regulatory oversight and bank behavior, and more
News · 16 August 2017
The article presents a curated summary of economic research from the Hutchins Roundup, highlighting critical findings on healthcare subsidies, financial regulation, and the labor market impact of…
- Progress in Emerging Markets is Being Put at Risk
Report · 17 July 2008
The article provides a sobering look at the fragile state of financial development in emerging markets during the peak of the 2008 global credit crisis. The author warns that the crisis has empowered…
- 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…
- Shooting for the moon: An agenda to bridge Africa’s digital divide
Report · 7 February 2020
This report provides a strategic overview of the urgent necessity for a digital transformation across the African continent to accelerate economic growth and job creation. Highlighting findings from…
- Des services financiers mobiles en forte progression dans l’UEMOA
Standard or Guidance · 13 June 2016
This report examines the rapid expansion of electronic money and mobile financial services within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) following the implementation of a flexible…
- Expanding Financial Inclusion in Developing Regions: Economic Growth through Innovations in Mobile Technology
Event · 15 May 2011
Poor and rural communities in developing countries are often excluded from formal financial services, forced to rely on cash-based economies that offer little security and access to credit. Research…
- Leapfrogging traditional service delivery constraints in Africa through mobile technologies
Report · 11 March 2015
This report highlights the significant role of mobile phone-based technological innovations in transforming social service delivery across Africa, particularly in health and agricultural sectors.…
- Ending global poverty: Education and digital technology
Podcast · 24 May 2017
This episode of the Intersections podcast explores the profound synergy between rapid digital expansion and the global effort to eliminate extreme poverty and provide universal education. Scholars…
- Environnement réglementaire et innovation technologique en Afrique : des tensions ?
Report · 3 March 2017
This report examines the dynamic relationship between the success of Digital Financial Services (DFS) in Africa and the prevailing regulatory environment, using Kenya’s M-Pesa revolution as a primary…
- Hutchins Roundup: Skill-biased technological change, retirement earnings tests, and more.
Report · 30 January 2020
The article provides a summary of recent economic research focusing on labor market trends, wage inequality, and the impacts of pension policy reforms in both the United States and Europe. It…
- An inclusive future? Technological change and public policy
Event · 13 June 2022
On June 14, the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings hostted an online event on the issues addressed in the report. Author presentations were followed by a discussion.
- Reimagining the broadband technology workforce
Report · 22 December 2022
While recent headlines have focused on significant layoffs within the "Big Tech" sector, a major growth opportunity is emerging in the broadband industry, fueled by historic federal investments…
- Improving workforce technology tools will help put people back to work
Report · 6 November 2017
The challenge of reintegrating out-of-work individuals into the labor market requires a modern approach to government services that prioritizes user experience over mere regulatory compliance. This…
- Center for Technology Innovation partners with Lawfare to launch new TechTank podcast
Podcast, News · 5 August 2022
TechTank, a biweekly podcast from the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings, explores today’s most consequential technology issues. Moderators Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West speak with…
- Can digital technology education improve gender equality in ICT careers in Kenya?
Blog · 28 August 2022
Around 10 years ago, multimillion-dollar information communication technology (ICT) companies like Lyft, Pinterest, Slack, and Uber were nonexistent. Today, certain aspects within the industry have…
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