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'Sa Cebuana Lhuillier, goods ka': Advancing Financial Inclusion Through a Connected Financial Ecosystem

As the Philippines’ leading microfinance services provider, Cebuana Lhuillier has witnessed how financial inclusion continues to evolve alongside the realities of everyday Filipino...

A Milestone in Financial Inclusion: The Success Story of PMSBY

Over the years, we have reached several key milestones that highlight our deep commitment to low-income and marginal groups and the informal sector

A Milestone in Financial Inclusion: The Success Story of PMSBY

Over the years, we have reached several key milestones that highlight our deep commitment to low-income and marginal groups and the informal sector

The Future of Banking Isn’t a Bank: Why Financial Inclusion is the Defining Mission of Our Era

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Latin America’s Financial Inclusion Problem Was Never Just About The Technology (Rajeew Vishvakarma)

The technology illusion For over a decade, financial inclusion in Latin America has often been frame...

The blind spot in Philippine credit and the case for full picture credit

A quiet contradiction sits at the heart of financial inclusion in the Philippines. More Filipinos today are inside the financial system than ever before. Accounts have expanded rap...

HKMA Calls on Banks to Offer Basic Banking Access to Higher-Risk Customers

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued new guidelines urging authorised institutions to offer basic banking services to residents assessed as presenting higher complian...

Financial account ownership among Filipinos at 50% — BSP

HALF of Filipino adults had formal financial accounts in 2025, with gains recorded among the youth and women, a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) survey showed. According to the BS...

Stablecoins, Financial Inclusion, and AI: Insights from the Inclusive Fintech Forum

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EFInA Intensifies Efforts in Advancing Women’s Financial Inclusion

Enhancing Financial Inclusion and Advancement (EFInA) has intensified efforts to  advance  women’s economic empowerment and financial inclusion as it recently  brought together  wo...

DFS reiterates its commitment towards promoting accessible, inclusive financial services for all including PwDs

New Delhi, May 21: On the occasion of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2026, the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, Government of India, reiterat...

Bank Muscat strengthens financial literacy and financial inclusion in an integrated banking environment

MUSCAT: In conjunction with the Global Money Week recently held under the theme “Smart Money Talk”, and Arab Financial Inclusion Day observed annually on 27th of April and which co...

PalmPay drives financial inclusion for Kaduna, Kano women

PalmPay boosts financial inclusion in Nigeria by empowering over 2,000 women traders in Kano and Kaduna with digital banking and financial literacy skills. Read More: https://punc...

The inclusion paradox at the heart of Thailand’s banking system (Lewis Ide)

Thailand has built world-class payments infrastructure. Now it needs the core banking architecture t...

Banks need AI for faster onboarding

Digital inclusion outpaces financial literacy; AI can strengthen fraud detection

Financial inclusion in Nigeria has accelerated thanks to betting and fintech

The development of digital banking and fintech in Nigeria has turned betting into one of the country’s notable economic drivers. At the same time, betting platforms have become a g...

Woori Financial Group expands inclusive lending push for young adults, lower-credit borrowers

Woori Financial Group is ramping up efforts to expand support for young adults and lower-credit borrowers, positioning inclusive finance as a broader social safety net, the group s...

HiFS 2026: Upgrading Four Major Digital Finance Solutions to Accelerate Financial Institutions Toward Agentic Banking

Digital Payments Are Becoming Economic Infrastructure, Not Just Consumer Convenience (Rajeew Vishvakarma)

Why the future of payments should be judged by trust, inclusion, resilience, privacy, and public val...

Loma Bank expands digital finance access for SMEs

Loma Bank partners with Liberty Hub to provide embedded finance, digital accounts, and loans to over 11,000 SMEs, boosting financial inclusion in Nigeria. Read More: https://punch...

Financial account ownership rises among women, young people — BSP survey

MANILA, Philippines — Financial account ownership in the Philippines increased in 2025, according to a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas survey that also showed a sharp rise among young...

How inclusive financial policies can address SMEs’ challenges in Africa

Many women entrepreneurs, including small and medium enterprise (SME) operators across Africa and other developing countries, continue to face structural barriers that prevent them...

How the Postal Service Helps Inclusive Banking in Rural Areas

Joining FinextraTV at Diebold Nixdorf's Intersect event in Cannes, Luigi Migliaccio, Country Head of Retail and SME Network Operations, Poste Italiane explored the growing demand f...

PNB partners Kiwi to launch credit-enabled UPI payments for 180 million customers

The initiative aims to boost financial inclusion and expand formal credit access, especially in semi-urban and rural areas where PNB has a strong branch presence.