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Introducing the WDFI Advocacy Hub members
The WDFI Advocacy Hub launched June 9, 2022, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Join us in welcoming the member oganisations of the newly founded local Coalition.
We’re live! The Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion Advocacy Hub launches in Ethiopia
The Ethiopia Coalition launched June 9, 2022, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This will mark the official beginning of WDFI Advocacy Hub activities in the region.
Watch the webinar: Why a gender lens matters for financial consumer protection
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.
Congratulations to Aneth Kasebele
Aneth Kasebele is recognised by Women in Fintech Powerlist 2021 for her work in digital finance.
Join us! We’re building a coalition to advance women’s digital financial inclusion in Ethiopia
UNCDF is calling for Ethiopian civil society and private sector organisations to join a local coalition to help increase women’s digital and financial inclusion.
New collaboration with the Arab Monetary Fund to support Digital Financial Services policymaking
UNCDF Policy Accelerator and the Arab Monetary Fund are working together to support financial inclusion and digital financial services in the Arab region, as part of our approach to collaborating with a wide range of development partners, as well as a natural extension of our ongoing and planned work in North Africa.
Join us: 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.
New partnership to support advocacy for women’s digital and financial inclusion
UNCDF Policy Accelerator will work with Women's World Banking to co-create a strategic advocacy program that will support local stakeholders in priority countries to advocate for women’s digital and financial inclusion (WDFI) and ensure that WDFI is a priority among country, regional, and global decision makers.
Digital Financial Services is evolving. Here's how to mitigate risks and plan for the future.
We’ve learned that diversifying and strengthening our relationships while broadening our areas of expertise can help us adapt quickly to new technical, political, and public health realities and support a more resilient policymaking process.
Virtual capacity-building isn’t going anywhere. Here’s how to make it more effective.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all of our capacity-building trainings have shifted online. We’ve learned that when you identify clear regulatory goals, engage a cross-section of stakeholders, support internal champions, and invest in your team, capacity-building can accelerate policy change.
New collaboration to support financial inclusion policymaking in Egypt
29 participants from 14 institutions will work together intensively for two months to identify and develop policy solutions in promotion of Egypt's National Financial Inclusion Strategy.
Cameroon: Next steps in a high-potential market for Digital Financial Services
The mobile market in Cameroon is booming yet only a third of adults have bank accounts. This presents a major opportunity for UNCDF to support the expansion of Digital Financial Services in the country.
From Digital Financial Services to inclusive digital economies…
…and how we’re working with colleagues at UNCDF and with Macmillan Keck to better understand the specific ways that policy and regulation can help create economies that include everyone.
Increase financial inclusion for women in Central Africa: Voices from the UNCDF Advisory Panel
How can we develop inclusive digital financial services in the CEMAC region, where more than one in three women are excluded from formal financial services? And what role do policymakers play in ensuring service meet women's needs?
Resources for bringing people together in the policymaking process
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.)
Congratulations to Mauritania on adopting a new regulatory framework for e-payment services
This new framework has the potential to expand access to digital financial services to reach more Mauritanians. The Policy Accelerator team is honored to have supported the process through our work with the Central Bank of Mauritania.
CEMAC panel: 23 proposals to accelerate the financial inclusion of women in Central Africa
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 panel interview series: Annick Raissa SUMO DOGUEN and Marie Elise PIDJOU KAMGA DOMBISSI
CEMAC panelists Annick Raissa SUMO DOGUEN and Marie Elise PIDJOU KAMGA DOMBISSI share their perspective on women's financial inclusion and consumer protection.
CEMAC panel interview series: Mohamadou BADIAGA and Josiane Sylvie MBAKOP NOUKEU
CEMAC panelists Mohamadou BADIAGA and Josiane Sylvie MBAKOP NOUKEU share their perspective on women's financial inclusion and consumer protection.
CEMAC panel interview series: Marie-Pierre NYATANYI and Isabelle CUISENIER-KOUZOU
CEMAC panelists Marie-Pierre NYATANYI and Isabelle CUISENIER-KOUZOU share their perspective on women's financial inclusion and consumer protection.