Alliance for Financial Inclusion

Good morning and Bula vinaka! I bring you warm and pleasant greetings from the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI). It is my honour and privilege to welcome you all to this bi-annual Pacific Islands Regional Initiative (PIRI) meeting, co-hosted by the Reserve Bank of Fiji,

Bula vinaka, and a very good morning. I am honoured to warmly welcome you all to this very important event and provide some remarks on this opening of the 2024 Pacific Island Regional Initiative (PIRI) annual meeting. I would wish to extend a special welcome to all those who

Registration for the next intake of CEFI, the online training for financial inclusion by AFI and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, opens on 1 June 2022 on the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management website.

How can we make global financial standards proportionate, without compromising safety? This is just one of the themes members from AFI’s Global Standards and Proportionality Working Group explored in Eswatini this past week.

From digital infrastructure to ecosystem data, affordability and fairness… This week, members from AFI’s Digital Financial Services Working Group (DFSWG) dived into every existing opportunity to make DFS more conducive to financial inclusion. Hosted by the country’s Central...

AFI’s Financial Inclusion Strategy Peer Learning Group (FISPLG) wrapped up a successful meeting in Eswatini this past week. Co-hosted by the Central Bank of Eswatini and the Ministry of Finance from 20-23 May, the event was a chance for members to exchange insight on successful...

One in ten people will go to bed tonight on an empty stomach. Over 300 million people around the world are facing acute food insecurity. The numbers are getting worse, thanks to conflict, the climate emergency, and residual economic aftershocks of COVID-19. Brenda Behan, Director...

In Jordan, an initiative to promote the uptake of digital payments among disadvantaged groups, including vendors at the National Olive Festival, is bearing fruit.

H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands met Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor to explore opportunities to advance financial inclusion in the country.

From 20 to 23 May, AFI’s Financial Inclusion Strategy (FIS), Global Standards and Proportionality (GSP) and Digital Financial Services (DFS) Working Groups are meeting in Ezulwini, Eswatini. Co-hosted by the Central Bank of Eswatini and the Ministry of Finance, the event will b...

Mauritania has launched its first National Financial Inclusion Strategy, aiming to achieve a 63% financial inclusion rate by 2028.

AFI and Vodacom held a capacity building event exploring how AI can assist regulatory compliance, and how to prepare for on-site regulatory examinations.