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Closing the Gender Gap in Finance

TC executive panel session discusses ways to promote gender equality and the economic empowerment of women

Toronto Centre executive panel session at the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings discusses the role financial regulators/supervisors, governments, international development institutions and agencies, private sector participants, researchers, and other stakeholders can play in promoting gender equality and the economic empowerment of women.

Publisher: Toronto Centre Release date: Apr 2017

Type: TC Videos

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Microfinance

Digital Financial Inclusion: Emerging Policy Approaches

GPFI report outlines how countries are implementing measures in line with G20-High Level Principles for Digital Financial Inclusion

Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion report examines how countries are implementing measures in line with the G20 High-Level Principles for Digital Financial Inclusion. Seeks to catalyze government action to drive financial inclusion through a focus on digital technologies.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Apr 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Parent: G20 High-Level Principles for Digital Financial Inclusion

Topics: Financial inclusion, Consumer education and protection, Gender equality

Sectors: Microfinance

The Role of Financial Services in Humanitarian Crises

CGAP paper discusses how countries and development institutions can use financial inclusion to help mitigate effects of humanitarian crises

Consultative Group to Assist the Poor paper sets out framework for the role of financial services during humanitarian crises. Provides guidance to development partners, governments, and financial market actors by outlining operational lessons for financial sector interventions.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Apr 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion

Sectors: Microfinance

Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth

WB overview of financial inclusion globally

World Bank paper reviews financial inclusion around the world, including recent evidence on how the use of financial products such as payment services, savings accounts, loans, and insurance can contribute to inclusive growth and economic development. Discusses challenges to achieving greater financial inclusion.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Apr 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion

Sectors: Microfinance

Opportunities and Challenges for Mobile Financial Services

CFI report on mobile financial services

Center for Financial Inclusion report on current and evolving technologies in mobile financial services (MFS) systems: mobile data "bearer" technologies, access platforms and user devices. Addresses issues related to relevant policies, pricing of bearer services, network access coverage, cost of devices, evolution of consumer-facing technology designs, security challenges, type and quality of devices being used, and the usability of various access devices.

Publisher: Others Release date: Apr 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion

Sectors: Microfinance

Toolkit for Mystery Shopping for Digital Financial Services

CGAP guide to using mystery shopping in the roll-out of digital financial services

Toolkit from Consultative Group to Assist the Poor in collaboration with The United Nations' International Telecommunication Union's Focus Group on Digital Financial Inclusion. Provides guidance on how regulators and supervisors can use "mystery shopping" to support their efforts to ensure adequate regulation and supervision of a growing digital financial services (DFS) marketplace. Involves sending individuals to places of business to understand consumers' experiences in using DFS and interacting with DFS providers and agents. Can help identify problems in the DFS market, inform regulations, and monitor and supervise market players.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Apr 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion, Conduct, Consumer education and protection

Sectors: Microfinance

FinTech - A Driving Force for Financial Inclusion

TC webinar discusses promises and challenges of FinTech

Toronto Centre webinar addresses how technological innovations can build more inclusive financial systems and why this matters for regulators and supervisors. Sets out promises and challenges that FinTech presents. Discusses: i) impacts of FinTech on the financial services landscape; ii) regulatory and supervisory issues associated with FinTech; iii) components of financial inclusion and why it matters; and iv) regional findings and examples as well as ways that FinTech can drive financial inclusion.

Publisher: Toronto Centre Release date: Mar 2017

Type: TC Videos

Topics: FinTech, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Microfinance

Integrating Women's Financial Inclusion into National Strategies

AFI guideline on integrating women's financial inclusion into national financial inclusion strategies

Alliance for Financial Inclusion guideline highlights current practices and provides guidance on gender and integrating women's financial inclusion considerations into national financial strategies. Identifies a range of barriers to women's financial inclusion: i) demand side constraints; ii) supply side constraints; iii) regulatory and infrastructure barriers; and iv) societal barriers.

Publisher: Others Release date: Feb 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion, Gender equality, Consumer education and protection

Sectors: Microfinance

The Regulator's Perspective on the Right Timing for Inducing Interoperability

ITU's report presents results of a survey of focus group members

International Telecommunications Union report sets out insights of regulators from focus groups on interoperability. Some similarities across the surveyed countries can be observed: i) financial and telecommunications regulators need to define their roles and responsibilities among each other before addressing digital financial services interoperability; ii) current state of interoperability in different countries varies substantially; iii) positive outcomes are reported, or at least expected, across countries, suggesting that current policies might persist for the time being; and iv) authorities seem to be conscious of the fact that any intervention needs to be considered carefully and take place only when no market-driven solution is leading to interoperable services.

Publisher: Others Release date: Feb 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion, Financial market infrastructure

Sectors: Microfinance

Taking Action for Transformational Change on Women's Economic Empowerment

UNSG report builds on results of earlier study

United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment second report builds on work of first report and focuses on a tighter set of recommendations to accelerate progress. Examines each of the seven drivers in detail as well as macroeconomic policy. Focuses on ways to support the most marginalized women at the base of the pyramid in agriculture and informal work. Seven drivers are: i) tackling adverse norms and promoting positive role models; ii) ensuring legal protection and reforming discriminatory laws and regulations; iii) recognizing, reducing and redistributing unpaid work and care; iv) building assets - digital, financial and property; v) changing business culture and practice; vi) improving public sector practices in employment and procurement; and vii) strengthening visibility, collective voice and representation.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Jan 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Peer: A Call to Action for Gender Equality and Women's Economic Empowerment

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Microfinance

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382 records

Closing the Gender Gap in Finance

Digital Financial Inclusion: Emerging Policy Approaches

The Role of Financial Services in Humanitarian Crises

Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth

Opportunities and Challenges for Mobile Financial Services

Toolkit for Mystery Shopping for Digital Financial Services

FinTech - A Driving Force for Financial Inclusion

Integrating Women's Financial Inclusion into National Strategies

The Regulator's Perspective on the Right Timing for Inducing Interoperability

Taking Action for Transformational Change on Women's Economic Empowerment

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