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Recent FI2020 Publications

FI2020 Progress Report

(October 2015) In the FI2020 Progress Report, we present our assessment of progress toward global financial inclusion through the lens of five topics: Addressing Customer Needs, Client Protection, Credit Reporting & Data, Financial Capability, and Technology. The report provides a qualitative and interactive assessment of who is doing what, celebrating the most significant accomplishments, and highlighting the gaps that constitute the agenda for the coming years. We’ve started each topic of conversation with a scorecard between 0 and 10. We invite you to use the interactive feature on the website to cast your own vote and compare your scores to ours.

FI2020 E-Zine: Three Essential Debates

(August 2015) Will microfinance continue to be relevant in 2020 and beyond? Should regulators or the industry lead on client protection? Will data analytics replace traditional credit reporting systems? A new Financial inclusion 2020 e-magazine explores these three essential questions debate-style, tapping industry leaders from around the world to weigh in with their perspectives.

By the Numbers: Benchmarking Progress Toward Financial Inclusion 

(June 2015) CFI’s quantitative review of the current status of financial inclusion globally, which relies on the two Findex datasets supplemented by data from the EIU Global Microscope 2014, UN, World Development Indicators, IMF, Alliance for Financial Inclusion, and the GSMA State of the Industry.

Aging and Financial Inclusion: An Opportunity (PDF)

(January 2015) Written in partnership with HelpAge International, this report examines the unmet financial needs of the rapidly growing global aging population, particularly in the developing world. The purpose of this report is to highlight the barriers and opportunities related to financial services in older age and throughout the aging process, a relatively neglected area of study.

FI2020 Roundup 2014 E-Zine

(November 2014) One year since Financial Inclusion 2020 Global Forum, CFI is taking this moment to review how the drive for financial inclusion is faring. With this e-zine we bring you highlights of the past 12 months from around the financial inclusion world – new ventures, milestones, and ongoing debates. Inside, you’ll find a snapshot of progress in each of our five “Roadmap to Inclusion” areas, from technology-enabled business models to consumer protection.

 
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Mapping the Invisible Market


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Account at a formal financial institution (% age 15+)

How will major forces such as demographic change, income growth, urbanization, and technology influence the evolution of financial inclusion over the next decade?


The Mapping the Invisible Market project provides data, analysis, and tools to answer this question. In doing so, it contributes a fact base to FI2020’s efforts to create a movement toward full financial inclusion by the year 2020.

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A close look at major forces beyond the strictly financial realm brings a fresh perspective to the financial inclusion debate. The project provides a quantitative lens on recent demographic, income, and other trends. It also projects these trends forward to 2020 and beyond. The projections illuminate the size and nature of the market for financial services at the bottom of the pyramid in the coming years. The analysis also reviews the current state of financial inclusion, using the new Global Findex data developed by the World Bank and Gallup.

Mapping the Invisible Market Publications

By the Numbers: Benchmarking Progress Toward Financial Inclusion. CFI’s quantitative review of the current status of financial inclusion globally, which relies on the two Findex datasets supplemented by data from the EIU Global Microscope 2014, UN, World Development Indicators, IMF, Alliance for Financial Inclusion, and the GSMA State of the Industry.

Aging and Financial Inclusion: An Opportunity. Written in partnership with HelpAge International, this report examines the unmet financial needs of the rapidly growing global aging population, particularly in the developing world. The purpose of this report is to highlight the barriers and opportunities related to financial services in older age and throughout the aging process, a relatively neglected area of study.

Looking Through the Demographic Window: Implications for Financial Inclusion shows how profound demographic shifts in the developing world have important implications for financial inclusion.

Growing Income, Growing Inclusion: How Rising Incomes at the Base of the Pyramid Will Shape Financial Inclusion proposes that massive income growth around the world over this decade will have a significant effect on the demand for and use of formal financial services.

Data sources: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision; The World Bank, Global Findex database; and The World Bank, World Development Indicators 2012.