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Early Warnings, Faster Recovery: How Climate Information and Finance Shape Women’s Resilience in Urban Ethiopia
Information Access as a Driver of Resilience Early Warnings, Faster Recovery: How Climate Information and Finance Shape Women’s Resilience in Urban Ethiopia Urban climate shocks...
Who Pays for What? Pricing and Monetization Options in Open Finance
Who Pays for What? Pricing and Monetization Options in Open Finance As open finance expands and matures, sustainable pricing and commercialization models are essential to...
Addressing Fraud and Scams for Financial Inclusion Clients: The Case for a Victim-Centered Approach
Addressing Fraud and Scams for Financial Inclusion Clients: The Case for a Victim-Centered Approach CFI Managing Director Nataša Goronja recently attended the Global Fraud Summit, organized...
Why Moments of Digital Joy Matter for Women’s Financial Inclusion
Why Moments of Digital Joy Matter for Women’s Financial Inclusion This article explores moments when women experience “digital joy,” defined as moments when there are sufficient safeguards to mitigate risks and the service delivers...
The Global DPI Insights Community Announces Its 2026 Call for Research Proposals
The Global DPI Insights Community Announces Its 2026 Call for Research Proposals The announcement, made at the Mobile World Congress, opens a new round of research funded...
What’s In a Name? Emerging Approaches to Defining and Applying DPI
What’s In a Name? Emerging Approaches to Defining and Applying DPI As the DPI landscape matures, the need for sharpened definitional clarity continues to grow....
Building Resilience Capital: The Missing Layer in Outcome-Oriented Financial Inclusion
Building Resilience Capital: The Missing Layer in Outcome-Oriented Financial Inclusion This brief argues that lasting resilience depends not only on products and policies, but on...
Small Samples, Big Insights: Rethinking How We Study Micro and Small Enterprises
Small Samples, Big Insights: Rethinking How We Study Micro and Small Enterprises This article shares a new methodological approach to studying MSEs that yields more...
Financial Inclusion in 2026: Progress, Funding Shifts, and the Next Phase of the Sector
Financial Inclusion in 2026: Progress, Funding Shifts, and the Next Phase of the Sector The sector enters 2026 shaped by the tension between rising inclusion and...