The Women's Digital Financial Inclusion Advocacy Hub in Ethiopia program proudly announces its 2024 subgrantee recipients.

UNCDF's Policy Accelerator program emerges as a critical partner to governments, co-orchestrating a symphony of policy change across Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.

WDFI Advocacy Hub in Ethiopia organized a workshop that highlighted the latest findings in Digital Financial Inclusion.

Working together, we can act to pave the way for digital financial capability. As more and more of the world embraces digital finance as the future, we must make sure that women are not left behind, but rather build trust in and benefit from the opportunities they provide.

Access to finance in Ethiopia has increased over the years, largely driven by financial institution accounts. Yet, women remain largely excluded from the financial sector, with certain gaps widening over time. This brief analyses data from The World Bank’s Global Findex 2022 and other sources to assess the financial inclusion landscape in Ethiopia and presents both high-level and specific actions to take into consideration.

Tanzania has launched its National Financial Inclusion Framework for 2023-2028, aiming to enhance access and usage of affordable and high-quality financial products and services.

UNCDF is excited to announce new members of the WDFI Advocacy Hub Ethiopia Coalition. As of June 2023, our membership consists of 26 diverse organisations from different sectors of society.

Partners can help central banks stay up-to-date with the latest technological advancements and develop forward-thinking approaches to supervision, ensuring that central banks remain well-equipped to safeguard financial stability, protect consumers, and promote inclusive growth in the ever-changing DFS ecosystem.

The WDFI Advocacy Hub commemorated its first anniversary in Addis Ababa with a variety of engagements.

To make the National Inclusive Finance Strategy a reality for all Cameroonians, the CNEF is at the forefront, resolutely committed to the protection of financial consumers. Learn more about its key projects and why UNCDF is supporting its work.

The first webinar in this series delved into the transformative potential of digital financial services in empowering women and driving gender equality. With a range of speakers, the webinar explored the challenges faced by women in accessing financial services and the immense opportunities that digital financial inclusion can bring.

IE Africa Center and the UNCDF Policy Accelerator have partnered to co-create a series of thought-provoking and insightful webinars that aim to bridge the digital divide and advance financial inclusion for all, with a special focus on women's financial inclusion and consumer protection in the digital financial ecosystem.

Sophie Falsini was named to Innovate Finance “Women in Fintech Powerlist 2022” in recognition for her significant contributions to gender-intentional policymaking in sub-Saharan Africa.

Access to and use of digital financial services in Tanzania has increased over the past decade. But despite this progress, women remain under-served by the financial system. This brief analyses data from The World Bank’s Global Findex 2021 and other sources then presents recommendations for increasing financial inclusion in Tanzania.

Find out how the WDFI Advocacy Hub is creating an environment where women can make an informed choice on their financial future and lift their communities and national economies in Ethiopia.

Drawing a straight line from capacity-building to policy change is likely impossible. But we can still bring structure and rigor to a holistic assessment process.

As new and underserved groups start using Digital Financial Services (DFS), each sector plays a vital role in creating a web of inclusion, accountability and protection.

The launch of a new Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion Advocacy Hub to champion equal access to Digital Financial Services for women, with initial efforts to support local coalitions in Indonesia and Ethiopia, as well as to encourage others to join the coalition.

The launch of a new Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion Advocacy Hub to champion equal access to Digital Financial Services for women, with initial efforts to support local coalitions in Indonesia and Ethiopia, as well as to encourage others to join the coalition.

UNCDF and Flutterwave join forces to ensure women's voices are included during the policymaking process on digital financial services. In June 2021, our CEMAC advisory panel shared 23 proposals for accelerating women’s financial inclusion with regulators and public decision-makers in the region. Read the full report here.