Powering Economies by Investing in Women
Women’s World Banking designs and invests in the market-driven financial solutions, institutions, and policy environments in emerging markets to create greater economic stability and prosperity for women, their families and their communities.
VIRTUAL EVENT
Apply for the 2021 Fintech Innovation Challenge
Is your fintech building towards a more equal world? In its third year, Women’s World Banking’s Fintech Innovation Challenge provides a global stage to highlight Fintech innovations serving unbanked and underserved women in order to build their security and prosperity in the face of these global inequalities. Apply by June 20th!
VIRTUAL EVENT
Making Finance Work for Women Thought Leadership Series Library
Missed the first #MFWW2021 event? Watch our previous Making Finance Work for Women Thought Leadership Series events, along with curated presentations from the Making Finance Work for Women 2020 Summit.
REPORT
Reaching Financial Equality for Women
Drawing on decades of experience, research and in-field activity, Women’s World Banking, the Better Than Cash Alliance, the World Bank, and UNCDF developed the following 10-point action plan to end the continued economic exclusion of half the world’s population. As governments and companies take steps to repair economies, the 10 actions described in this report will ensure stronger, more resilient economies that build on the strengths of women and girls.
REPORT
Algorithmic Bias, Financial Inclusion, and Gender: A primer on opening up new credit to women in emerging economies
Historically, women have faced unconscious bias in lending decisions. Algorithm-enabled credit decisions have the potential to create a level playing field for female customers worldwide—but only if we find and mitigate biases emerging through technology inputs and processes. In this report, explore promises and pitfalls of using digital tools to open up new credit to women individuals and entrepreneurs.
REPORT
Empowering Women on a Journey Towards Digital Financial Capability
Financial inclusion is becoming more and more digital. To accelerate this journey to digitization, and not let women customers be left even further behind, we need to ensure policymakers and FSPs focus on effectively supporting women customers build their digital financial capabilities, so they can use digital financial services with ease and confidence. Read our report focusing on putting the power where it belongs —in the hands of women.
COVID-19’s Impact on Underserved Women
Low-income women are disproportionately impacted by economic shocks, and Women’s World Banking will continue to do research and work with financial service providers in response. View our research, insights and articles on how gender inequality influences the economic effects of Covid-19.
2019 ANNUAL REPORT
40 Years of Building Financial Parity and Economic Resilience for Women
2019 was a significant year for Women’s World Banking, marking our 40th anniversary and continued commitment to building women’s resilience and financial inclusion worldwide. Now building on the success of the last 40 years, we’re looking ahead to continue empowering economies by investing in women’s financial resilience.
CASE STUDY
Removing Barriers to Digital Financial Services for Women in Nigeria & Pakistan
We worked together with partners in Nigeria and Pakistan to identify opportunities and barriers to digital financial service for women. Find out how this research drove strategic recommendations and the new lessons we all learned along the way.
CASE STUDY
Designing Products and Developing Institutions to Serve Low-income Women
In order to better serve low-income women in Sub-Saharan Africa with financial products, Women’s World Banking and Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSDA) partnered together to increase the capacity of leading financial institutions in Nigeria, Tanzania and Malawi.
OUR ORGANIZATION BY THE NUMBERS
Today our work is more important
and impactful than ever
53 Financial Institutions in 32 Countries use our market insight, product design expertise and leadership training
1000+ Executives from 74 Countries form the next generation of leaders to serve the women's market
30 Million Low-Income Women reached as part of the largest emerging market there is
