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Digital financial services (DFS) are rapidly becoming a transformative force in driving financial inclusion and economic growth and empowerment. Low-income women often face specific challenges in accessing financial services, which hinders their economic empowerment. By enabling women’s participation in DFS, we address gender inequality, promote economic participation and bolster overall
By Ade Ashaye, Regional Head for Africa, Women’s World Banking If you ever find yourself in Lagos, particularly Marina, you’ll encounter a bustling financial hub. Picture a towering 30-story marble tower, which serves as the headquarters for one of the largest banks in Africa. Right next door is an open
Adekunle Alarapon (ACIB, CDEF) is Head of Retail Segments for Wema Bank Plc, where he holds responsibilities for Agent Banking & Financial Inclusion, Gaming & Entertainment Business, Workplace Banking and Female Gender (Sara) Propositions. Mr. Alarapon has more than 20 years of banking experience in operations, control, commercial, retail and
Women’s World Banking Blog Driving Women’s Financial Inclusion at All Levels Explore the latest global and regional insights from Women’s World Banking’s work in policy, leadership, women’s entrepreneurship, gender lens investing, and more. Latest Posts Categories Posts – Filter by Category Client Stories Event Gender Lens Investing General Leadership &
Few financial products and services are developed with the needs of the low-income woman customer in mind or account for the challenges that a low-income woman might face. Many financial products are not set up to sustain the continued interaction required to create the trust that the low-income woman needs
24-25 May | Mumbai, India 2023 Making Finance Work for Women Summit Join financial inclusion leaders from around the globe to accelerate her economy. Register Now Why Attend Agenda Speakers Exploring Mumbai Sponsorship Register What to Expect Powering Growth in Uncertain Times This year’s Summit will bring together, in-person again,
Where We Work South Asia Learn how our efforts have benefitted women and banking institutions in this region. Primary Problem We’ve Set Out to Address Usage and Engagement for Underbanked In 2018, we saw that India had opened millions of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts, but the majority
What We Do Relevant Products Women’s World Banking designs and deploys in-market relevant financial products and services to engage low-income women. There are no gender neutral products The financial services industry is still not gender intentional in the way it designs products and services for customers. A focus on women
Globally, there is a $1.7 trillion credit gap between for women MSMEs. At all points in the lending process–from customer acquisition to retention–there are opportunities to serve women customers better. Women’s World Banking has worked with dozens of financial institutions on their lending processes, successfully increasing representation of women applicants,
By Nithya Sharma (Women’s World Banking); Carolanne Boughton, and Sasha Polikarpova (Baringa) The impact of climate change is reverberating around the world, with increasing frequency and severity of weather events, rising temperatures, and loss of biodiversity. While multilateral governance bodies including the United Nations emphasize that the world’s wealthiest countries,
