Who We Are
Our Partners & Supporters
We partner with funders, events, initiatives, and communities to advance women’s financial inclusion and empowerment.
Core Funders
Women’s World Banking relies on its core funding partners to make our operations possible. We have shared mandates to promote gender equality and increase financial inclusion, while reducing poverty and working towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Women’s World Banking values the reciprocal relationship it has with each core funder. We are proud to partner with these leaders in the development community and are very grateful for their strategic inputs and financial support.
Public Funders
$5M+
- Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
- Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
$1M – $5M
- Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
- Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation (SDC) and Austrian Development Agency via the Impact-Linked Finance Fund (ILFF)
$100,000 – $499,999
- European Investment Bank (EIB)
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
$10,000 – $99,999
- Alliance for Financial Inclusion
- Global Shield against Climate Risks – Center of Excellence on Gender-smart Solutions
- KFW Development Bank
Corporate and Foundation Partners
$5M+
- Gates Foundation
- Visa Foundation
$500,000 – $1M
- Swiss Re Foundation
- London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Foundation
$100,000 – $499,999
- The Rockefeller Foundation
- EY
- MetLife Foundation
- Shell Foundation
- Swiss Re Group
$25,000 – $99,999
- Co-Impact
- Vodafone Americas Foundation
- Franklin Templeton
$1,000 – $24,999
- PayPal
- Goldman Sachs Gives Annual Giving Fund
In-kind
- Baker & McKenzie
- New York University School of Professional Studies
- Sidley Austin LLP
- White & Case LLP
Recent Partners of Women's World Banking
- United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Accenture
- Diebold Nixdorf
- Sasakawa Peace Foundation
- Google.org
Partners & Supporters
We are proud to work with the below partners to create impactful experiences, drive innovative programs, and foster supportive networks that enable women to achieve financial independence and stability.
The Point Zero Forum is an initiative of the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) and the Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance to promote a policy and technology dialogue in Financial Services. Held annually in Zurich, Switzerland, the Forum convenes central bankers, regulators, policymakers, and industry leaders to address the latest developments in financial technology and the future of finance. Register now!
Elevandi engages with leaders from government, businesses, academia, and civil society to foster international collaborations on technology innovation, application and adoption.
Giving Women is a network of like-minded women who work together, to support social-change projects, which seek to improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable girls and women around the world, by providing non-financial support.
The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Code is a commitment by FSPs, regulators, development banks, and other financial ecosystem players to work together to increase funding provided to women-led micro, small and medium enterprises around the world, so that they can grow and add value to the economy and their communities.
