This brief, a collaboration between Mastercard Data & Services and the Financial Alliance for Women, provides an overview of the gender lens framework developed for analysis of WSMEs’ financial behavior. It also offers a real-world example:...
2022 | 2.07 MB | Data Analytics, Women's Market Strategy, | English |

This report from European Investment Bank (EIB) combines data from three surveys to give a holistic view of the state of female entrepreneurship in the EU and shed light on structural issues hampering women-owned and led-businesses, as well as opportunities...
| 11 KB | Financial Inclusion, Women Entrepreneurs, Women Investors, | English |

Tyme is a digital banking group focused on bridging the financial inclusion gap in emerging markets. The group acquired over 2.3 million customers in its first 18 months after launching TymeBank in South Africa in February 2019. Today, more than half...
2021 | 4 MB | Data Analytics, Digital Finance, Financial Inclusion, Fintech Ecosystem, Women's Market Strategy, | English |

Women represent the world’s largest and fastest-growing market—and one that has been largely overlooked by the incumbent and fintech sectors alike. As our research in 2020 and 2021 has demonstrated, fintechs are well-positioned to tap into the vast,...
2021 | 5.01 MB | Financial Inclusion, Fintech Ecosystem, | English |

This report from IFC, developed in partnership with Coursera and the European Commission, shows how online platforms can support women in accessing job relevant courses and credentials to advance their employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. ...
| 9.17 MB | Financial Inclusion, Non-Financial Services, Women Entrepreneurs, Women's Market Strategy, | English |

In 2020, the Women’s Financial inclusion Data (WFID) partnership launched a three-year gender data project in six countries (Bangladesh, Honduras, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey) to understand the state of women’s financial inclusion (WFI)...
2021 | 738.48 KB | Data Analytics, Financial Inclusion, Market Research, Women Entrepreneurs, Women Investors, | English |

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Session 3 of our NFS Working Group focused on training and capacity building for women consumers and WSMEs, with guest expert Rebecca Harrison from the African Management Institute. ...
2021 | 233.49 MB | Digital Finance, Market Research, Non-Financial Services, Women Entrepreneurs, Women's Market Strategy, | English |

Measuring the Value of the Female Economy: 2021 Edition The fifth edition of the Alliance’s Female Economy Analytics report – the only collection of global financial data measuring the performance of institutions serving the women’s market. ...
2021 | 5.62 MB | Data Analytics, Digital Finance, Diversity & Inclusion, Market Research, | English |

In this Ask the Expert session we highlight the importance of addressing harmful gendered social norms (gender norms) that limit the effectiveness and impact of financial inclusion interventions. What are gender norms and how do they influence women's...
2021 | 260.61 MB | Financial Inclusion, Video, | English |

The index captures and quantifies the three dimensions of women’s inclusion (economic, social, political), justice (formal laws and informal discrimination), and security (at the individual, community, and societal levels) at the global level. ...
2021 | 6.84 MB | Public Policy, | English |

How Fintechs Can Capture the Female Economy This report  quantifies the opportunity cost of not taking a gender-intelligent approach and lays out a map that fintechs can use to improve conversion rates of women through each stage of the funnel, equipping...
2021 | 5.89 MB | Digital Finance, Financial Inclusion, Fintech Ecosystem, Market Research, Women Investors, | English |