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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

For World's Consumer Rights Day 2022, UNCDF convened civil society representatives from Gabon and Nigeria and a regulator from Sierra Leone to share their views on how digital financial services can better serve their purpose and why a gender lens matters for Financial Consumer Protection.

Join us on World Consumers Rights Day for a lively discussion with representatives from West and Central Africa on why a gender lens is critical to financial consumer protection — and how to increase protection for all consumers.

We believe people directly impacted by policy change must participate in its design. Women — and groups representing women — have an important role to play. (Resources below.)

Women in the CEMAC region are still largely excluded from the formal financial sector. 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. Now they are collaborating to turn these recommendations into changes to policy and regulation.

CEMAC panelists Annick Raissa SUMO DOGUEN and Marie Elise PIDJOU KAMGA DOMBISSI share their perspective on women's financial inclusion and consumer protection.

CEMAC panelists Mohamadou BADIAGA and Josiane Sylvie MBAKOP NOUKEU share their perspective on women's financial inclusion and consumer protection.

CEMAC panelists Marie-Pierre NYATANYI and Isabelle CUISENIER-KOUZOU share their perspective on women's financial inclusion and consumer protection.

CEMAC panelists Love Vera GOZION and Carlos WAFO of Cameroun share their perspective on women's financial inclusion and consumer protection.

CEMAC panelists Delphine NOUIND and Antoinette MANGARAL KOUDJAL share their perspective on women's financial inclusion and consumer protection.

CEMAC panelist Agnes OUNOUNOU shares her perspective on women's financial inclusion and consumer protection.

CEMAC panelists Diane NDEUNA and Nadine KAMGA MBEKO share their perspective on women's financial inclusion and consumer protection.

CEMAC panelists Sorel MOUAFO and Justin Jules KOUTETE share their perspective on women's financial inclusion and consumer protection.

CEMAC panelists Gislaine MAMPOUYA MACKIZA and Christian Richard ABIAGHE NGOMO share their perspective on women's financial inclusion and consumer protection.

How the Bank of Sierra Leone is prioritising consumer financial protection in the year ahead.

With millions now using digital financial services, more and more consumers are exposed to greater financial risks, particularly in digital credit.