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Transforming Lives with Financial Inclusion

09/08/2026

What lessons can supervisors learn from regulatory sandbox experiences across geographies? Drawing on CGAP’s review and discussions with supervisors through the CGAP–A2ii Learning Circles, our latest blog offers seven insights.

The broader lesson is that the value of a sandbox is not the protected space it creates, but the decisions it enables about which innovations deserve a path to scale — and under what conditions.

Read more: https://cgap.pub/4xCf9uU

09/07/2026

🎙️ Missed the latest episodes of CGAP's podcast?

In Season 3, we bring stories from people living with uncertainty every day & from technical experts, thought leaders & innovators reshaping financial services.

Listen today: https://cgap.pub/podcast

09/04/2026

Over 70% of smallholder farmers' financing needs (around $230 billion) remain unmet. More wholesale capital is flowing into agricultural finance, but it isn't translating into better services on the ground. 🌱

The reason? Retail finance hasn't kept pace. The financial products and services that local institutions provide directly to farmers are often poorly structured for agricultural realities, and that limits uptake and impact.

Our video explores this overlooked bottleneck and what it will take to address it. ⤵️

09/03/2026

What happens after a financial institution agrees that serving women better matters?

Lasting change in women's requires shifting how people see, and then doing the harder work of changing what they do.

Early lessons from CGAP's collective action work in and suggest that coalitions can help get there: not only by building consensus at the systemic level, but by actively supporting institutional transformation — helping teams, securing senior backing, turning commitment into action.
Collective action, if designed well, can be a vehicle for institutional change — not just coordination.

Read more: https://cgap.pub/3UQ39re

09/02/2026

Is the Impact Pathfinder for you?

The Impact Pathfinder is an evidence platform designed to shed light on the impact of financial inclusion on development.💡

If you’re an investor, financial service provider, policymaker, funder, or researcher, learn how the Impact Pathfinder is already making valuable evidence on financial inclusion more accessible and actionable for others in your field👇

08/31/2026

🔍 Financial inclusion funding is an evolving landscape.

Since 2008, CGAP's Cross-Border Funder Survey has provided important data and analysis on funding flows for financial inclusion. This research showed that financial inclusion objectives have historically been supported by a pool of traditional international funders, comprised largely of public funders, philanthropy, and impact investors.

CGAP’s most recent research, however, identified 2,015 "new" funders of financial inclusion beyond this traditional pool, and highlights opportunities to scale solutions and drive development outcomes in new ways.

Our work highlighted four key findings:

📈 The financial inclusion funding landscape is wider than we thought
📍 Funding is more local than previously recognized
⚠ With new opportunities come new risks
✅ Understanding and engaging with this “new” funding landscape requires action

Read the full paper to learn more: https://cgap.pub/4cVFeNz

08/26/2026

For impact investors, measuring outcomes is essential.

Financial inclusion investments must go beyond outputs to show real improvements for end beneficiaries. CGAP identifies four priorities that can help: build shared understanding, overcome operational challenges, integrate outcomes into decision-making, and make data transparent. Together, these steps align stakeholders across the investment chain and strengthen accountability.

See the video to discover how outcomes-focused IMM can drive meaningful impact.

08/24/2026

Financial literacy and capability are critical to informed financial decision-making—but traditional approaches have often struggled to translate knowledge into action.

That’s why we launched the Financial Literacy Solutions Sprint under the U.S. G20 Presidency—to identify and accelerate technology-enabled solutions that strengthen financial capability and improve financial outcomes.

Meet our four finalists here: https://cgap.pub/4dy8067

08/21/2026

Local currency are sometimes described as part of the future of digital finance. But could they actually add value to existing solutions?

Read our latest blog to learn more: https://cgap.pub/4xgJlvA

08/20/2026

💡Innovation is transforming how people access and use financial services. But without intentional leadership, it can widen gaps rather than close them.

CGAP’s new working paper explores what it takes for regulators to guide innovation in ways that strengthen financial inclusion. The research highlights five elements that have shaped successful innovation journeys around the world, including Singapore’s rise as a fintech hub: a clear vision, strong leadership signals, an innovation-ready organizational culture, active engagement with industry, and a mandate interpreted with purpose.

Together, they form a foundation for vision-guided regulation that enables innovation to serve people more effectively.

Watch the video to explore the highlights, and read the report here: https://cgap.pub/4shW2UY

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