financial inclusion

The United Nations has set out to utilize global resources in collaboration with important financing partners such as global multi-lateral institutions, regional development banks, member…

The requirement needed to sign up for the recently launched e-Naira has by default excluded Nigeria’s over 40 million unbanked population, checks by BusinessDay has shown. This is…

Contrary to the claim by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that the recently launched e-Naira will deepen Nigeria’s financial inclusion, checks by BusinessDay show the e-wallet cannot…

Financial inclusion has been a focal target and strategy for the Nigerian government, especially towards alleviating poverty. To achieve this, not only has a financial inclusion strategy…

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), financial inclusion – defined as access to affordable and accessible financial services - is the bridge between improved economic…

To capture the extent of financial inclusion across India, the country’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on August 17, 2021, launched a Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index).…

Concerned about sustaining gains achieved in the financial inclusion initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Association of mobile money and bank agents are seeking to explore…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently gave an official nod to telecommunication operators’ push to offer mobile money services in Nigeria through the final approval for three firms to…

New research by Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) finds that blockchain technology can address barriers to financial inclusion in Nigeria and substantially boost Nigeria’s…

Businesses owned by women, especially those of colour, were severely devastated in the wake of the Covid-19 rife. A World Bank survey conducted in May 2020, assessing over 26,000 business…