Events

Significance of Informal Finance for MSEs

Speakers presented findings from CGAP's demand-driven market sizing study of MSEs in Kenya, Nigeria, India and Peru.

Digitizing Micro & Small Enterprises for Financial Inclusion: Opportunities & Challenges

In this webinar, experts discussed opportunities and challenges MSEs face in embracing digitization and how stakeholders in the financial inclusion community can support efforts to build trust in fintech providers.

Financial Services for Platform Workers: Fulfilling the Demand

Speakers highlighted key findings from a CGAP publication on the demand for and supply of financial services for platform workers/sellers, based on detailed qualitative research in five countries.

Regulating New Business Models in Inclusive Finance

Speakers explored regulatory issues concerning new business models that are transforming the financial services industry, including models emerging among fintechs, platforms, and digital banks.

Funding Fintech for Impact

This session shared insights into how development funders can identify promising fintech innovations and maximize the impact of their support.

The Financial Inclusion Impact of Digitally Native Business Models

The session shared CGAP’s findings from a new set of demand-side research with digital banks, platforms, and fintechs (Tyme Bank, Grab, and Kaleidofin) across five countries.

Banking in Layers: A Discussion with Providers at the Leading Edge

This session shared CGAP’s perspective on how the market structure for financial services is growing more modular and discussed the implications of that shift.

Mitigating Digital Finance Risks for Consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa

This interactive webinar highlighted the evolving nature and scale of digital financial services (DFS) consumer risks in the Sub-Saharan Africa context. Our panel of experts from BCEAO, FSCA, FSD Kenya and GSMA shared insights on how supervisors and...

Microfinance Solvency and COVID-19: A Call for Coordination

Experts spoke about what they're seeing in the microfinance sector and what might be done to ensure insolvency challenges do not interrupt the delivery of financial services to poor communities still reeling from the effects of the pandemic.

Gender Transformative Business Models: Opportunity to Action

How are gender transformative approaches good for business? This interactive virtual event, hosted by CGAP and IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative, brought together leading global corporates, standout local businesses and high-level thought leaders...