International Savings Conference
This conference aims to bring together stakeholders across the financial ecosystem to advance the culture and practice of saving as a foundation for financial resilience and inclusive economic growth.
Digitizing Savings Groups: Five Steps That Cannot Be Skipped
A growing ecosystem of fintechs, financial service providers and development organizations is working to digitize savings groups and connect them to formal finance at scale. But to actually improve women's financial agency, the foundations must come first.
What Would It Take for Financial Education to Lead to Lasting Financial Health?
As we celebrate Global Money Week, an Italian initiative provides insights on helping university students convert awareness into sustained saving behavior.
From Informal to Investable
Banks and MFIs have often overlooked women nano-entrepreneurs as too costly to serve. But by reaching them through trusted savings groups and digital tools, financial institutions are finding viable ways to serve segments traditional lending has missed.
Inclusive Pensions for an Aging World: Evidence and Strategies for Engaging Informal Workers
Bank Nizwa Targets Financial Inclusion With WPS Savings Account for Salaried Employees
Through the launch of the WPS Savings Account, Bank Nizwa reaffirms its commitment to providing responsible Islamic financial solutions that promote workforce stability, regulatory compliance, and inclusive economic growth across the Sultanate.
Measuring Women’s Economic Empowerment: Implications for Program Design and Evaluation
This policy brief shares practical lessons from customer research on women’s saving behavior in Uganda, examining how different empowerment indicators perform in capturing women’s financial behaviors, decision‑making, and outcomes.
A Proportionate Regulatory Framework for Savings Groups
Drawing on country experiences from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and India, the study examines the growing interest in regulating savings groups to enhance trust, protect members’ savings, improve governance, enable linkages with formal financial institutions, and strengthen data collection.
Financing Her Health: How Maternity Wallets and Medical Loans Can Transform Maternal Care
Affordable health finance products boost resilience for urban slum dwellers in India.
Building Women’s Financial Resilience Through a Digital Savings-Led Banking Model
A pilot program in India helped low-income women entrepreneurs grow their savings and integrate into the formal financial system.