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How New Technology Is Creating Opportunities—and Challenges—for Women Customers

Digital innovation is transforming financial services for women worldwide. Our latest policy brief explores how new technologies—AI, blockchain, embedded finance, digital IDs, and interoperable systems—are reshaping access, inclusion, and empowerment for women, especially those historically excluded from formal finance. Key Insights at a Glance 1. AI & Machine Learning: Unlocking

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November 14, 2025
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How Women’s Financial Inclusion Contributes to Financial Stability and Soundness

Women’s financial inclusion is a crucial driver of financial stability and economic resilience. As global financial systems navigate rising inflation and climate change, incorporating gender-inclusive policies can strengthen economic frameworks, enhance market stability, and support sustainable growth. Financial stability ensures that institutions and markets continue functioning efficiently, even in times

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February 25, 2025
Research & Perspectives

Unlocking Financial Resilience through Policy for Women in a Changing Climate

Climate change disproportionately impacts women. Climate impacts are pushing women into poverty, creating health complications for women, and devastating the economic health of their businesses and communities. With nearly one billion women excluded from formal financial services, and 753 million women in the most climate-vulnerable regions lacking adequate financial services,

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November 12, 2024
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Policy Approaches to Empower Women Entrepreneurs

Women-led businesses account for 28% of businesses globally but face significant challenges in accessing credit, growing their enterprises, and overcoming legal, social, and financial barriers. This policy diagnostic outlines key approaches aimed at empowering women entrepreneurs, particularly in micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The report presents case studies from

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September 30, 2024
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Policy Diagnostic: Women in Leadership

This Policy Diagnostic on Women in Leadership underscores the importance of gender diversity in leadership positions within the financial sector and highlights persistent disparities in women’s representation. While research demonstrates the positive impact of women in top roles on financial performance, achieving gender parity remains a distant goal. Women’s World

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April 23, 2024
Research & Perspectives

Policy Diagnostic: Rural Women and Financial Inclusion

Financial inclusion is not an end in itself, but an enabler of other positive financial, economic and social outcomes for groups historically excluded from financial and other services. This diagnostic focuses specifically on women’s financial inclusion in rural areas, including demand-side challenges and customer needs often experienced by women more

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October 27, 2023

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