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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

Ending the Gender Digital Divide in Myanmar

IREX political economy assessment of Myanmar's gender digital divide

IREX analysis of Myanmar's gender divide examines who is exclude and how, with recommendations to narrow the divide.

Publisher: Others Release date: Jan 2017 Country: Myanmar

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

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

Resilient Markets: Strengthening Women's Economic Empowerment and Market Systems in Fragile Settings

CARE paper on fostering economic empowerment for women and resilience of market systems

CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere) paper sets out its views on fostering economic empowerment for women and the resilience of market systems in fragile contexts. Identifies intervention areas that show promise, and makes recommendations for a range of actors active in and working on markets before, during and after crisis.

Publisher: Others Release date: Dec 2016

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

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

Sectors: Microfinance

Using Your Data to Drive Growth in Mobile Money Services

GSMA report sets out how mobile financial services providers can better target women

GSM Association report sets out approach to analyzing customer data with a gender lens to help mobile financial services providers to: i) measure the size of the gender gap in their customer base and the commercial benefit of closing it: i) identify priority customer segments where there are key opportunities for reducing the gender gap/growing the subscriber base; iii) understand at what stage of the mobile money customer journey they lose potential female customers; and iv) develop ideas on how to grow their customer base in order to develop strategies and actionable recommendations for how to better target women.

Publisher: Industry Groups Release date: Dec 2016

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

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

Sectors: Microfinance

Digital Finance Interoperability & Financial Inclusion

CGAP 20-country review assessing the state of interoperability in payment systems

Consultative Group to Assist the Poor study focuses on payments from and to small-value transactional accounts that are accessible to mass-market consumers. Identifies three broad types of interoperability: i) multilateral agreements among three or more providers; ii) bilateral agreements negotiated between two providers; and iii) third-party solutions that connect providers. Scan found that some form of interoperability is present in each market, but progress remains slow in increasing usage. Finds that six countries are pursuing a "market-wide" approach whereby a central plan covers a majority of payment services providers.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Dec 2016

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion, Financial market infrastructure

Sectors: Microfinance

Climate Risk and Its Implications for Financial Stability

TC webinar presents overview of climate risk and the developmental opportunities that it presents

Toronto Centre webinar discusses role that governments, financial institutions and financial regulators and supervisors can play in identifying and addressing climate risk and developmental opportunities that this global phenomenon presents. Addresses: i) channels through which climate risk can affect financial stability; ii) linkages between climate risk and prudential regulation; iii) policy implications for public and private finance of climate risk; and iv) role of governments and the options at their disposal.

Publisher: Toronto Centre Release date: Nov 2016

Type: TC Videos

Topics: Climate change

Sectors: Microfinance

How Can a Supervisor Manage Outside Experts?

TC note on selecting and managing outside experts

Toronto Centre note provides guidance on dealing with issues related to use of outside experts. Covers: i) how to select an outside expert; ii) what should be in the contract; and iii) how the relationship can be managed. Will assist supervisors to: i) be aware of various sources of outside experts; ii) understand processes that might be used when selecting outside experts; iii) establish criteria that can be applied when evaluating proposals from outside experts; iv) become familiar with various types of contracts that might be used with outside experts; v) recognize key issues that should be dealt with in contracts with outside experts; and vi) understand how relationships with outside experts can be managed.

Publisher: Toronto Centre Release date: Nov 2016

Type: TC Notes

Topics: Implementing change

Sectors: Microfinance

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382 records

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

Ending the Gender Digital Divide in Myanmar

Taking Action for Transformational Change on Women's Economic Empowerment

Resilient Markets: Strengthening Women's Economic Empowerment and Market Systems in Fragile Settings

Using Your Data to Drive Growth in Mobile Money Services

Digital Finance Interoperability & Financial Inclusion

Climate Risk and Its Implications for Financial Stability

How Can a Supervisor Manage Outside Experts?

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