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Women’s financial literacy: What is key to meaningful financial inclusion?

Despite significant progress in financial inclusion, many female informal workers in Indonesia struggle to use financial services due to limited financial literacy. If stakeholders are to truly empower these women, they must create financial inclusion initiatives grounded in gender-responsive and context-specific solutions that reflect women’s lived experiences and economic roles. Meaningful inclusion must prioritize financial literacy and build women’s confidence to manage their finances. Read on to explore how Indonesia can strengthen financial literacy among female informal workers.

Publication

Breaking barriers: A study on female cash-in cash-out (CICO) agents and their potential to drive financial inclusion

The study highlights the critical role of female cash-in cash-out (CICO) agents in financial inclusion, outlines key barriers they face, and offers strategies to support them across their business lifecycle.

Publication

SATHI: A flag-bearer for women’s financial inclusion

Aspire to Innovate’s SATHI Network, launched in 2022, promotes rural women’s financial inclusion and entrepreneurship. It partners with banks and MFS providers to enhance financial literacy with more than 300 members.

Video

Sathi Network: A Pathway to Women’s Economic Empowerment through Financial Inclusion

We organized a webinar titled “Sathi Network: A Pathway to Women’s Economic Empowerment through Financial Inclusion” on 20th May 20 2024. Experts from FinTechs, banks, regulators, and philanthropic organizations discussed ways to reduce the gender gap in financial inclusion, the use of agent networks, and the role of digital public infrastructure in women’s economic empowerment.

Blog

Can locally-led adaptation planning extend the digital and financial inclusion frontier?

Can digitally enabled locally-led adaptation turbocharge locally-led adaptation strategies? Embracing tech like AI, satellites, and crowd-sourcing offers new avenues for scaling and optimizing adaptation efforts. Learn how innovations can shape the future of climate resilience in our blog.

Projects

Empowering rural India: MSC’s strategic interventions for the Promoting Financial Inclusion through Community Platforms (PFICP) project

MSC supports State Rural Livelihoods Missions (SRLMs) in four Indian states under the Promoting Financial Inclusion through Community Platforms (PFICP) project. We intend to use digital channels and platforms to enhance access to a broader range of financial products and services by self-help group (SHG) women.