The partnership is built around three core pillars: technical capacity building, the promotion of financial inclusion and financial literacy, and the development of secure and resilient payment systems.

Mastercard and Crossmint's Lobster.cash announced that they are working together so consumers will soon be free to safely authorize AI agents to make purchases using their existing payment cards. 

LuLu Money Technologies, a leading financial services technology provider in the GCC, opened its new AI Innovation Hub in Abu Dhabi, marking a step towards actionable AI-led financial systems that not only simplify, but actively execute everyday financial decisions at scale. 

This partnership represents a shared commitment to addressing critical barriers faced by MSMEs by combining BOI’s financing capabilities with GIZ’s technical expertise and programmatic experience. 

This Call for Papers seeks to contribute to a critical shift in discourse by advancing evidence-based, practice-informed and forward-looking perspectives on the future of microfinance, one that moves decisively from access to impact.

The decree requires certain financial institutions to share three categories of data with authorized third-party recipients.

This year's theme is "Unlocking Youth-Inclusive Finance" for organizations active in financial inclusion that accompany young people as they navigate life’s key stages.

AI is changing how we understand clients. Are we using it to get closer to them or further away? That's the question at the heart of the Boulder Microfinance Training (MFT) 2026, a two-week intensive for senior financial inclusion leaders.

This license enables the company to hold funds and deposits directly, strengthening its financial infrastructure across its largest market and enabling more efficient financial services and settlement flows for consumers, businesses and enterprises. 

The move transforms the Ghana Card from a standard identification document into a multifunctional tool that combines identity verification with financial transactions.