Innovating Financial Inclusion
Swiss Capacity Building Facility (SCBF)
SCBF is a public-private development partnership (PPDP) that funds technical assistance (TA) for financial sector partners to develop and scale-up client-centred financial products, channels and services in developing and emerging countries. The financial products and services include savings, loans, insurance, digital financial services, or financial education, among others.
Since inception in 2011, SCBF has funded over 160 projects across 47 countries with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). SCBF is dedicated to promoting responsible inclusive finance to meet the needs of low-income people, smallholder farmers and small-scale entrepreneurs, in particular women, to improve their livelihoods and to rise them out of poverty.
Our Latest News:
Theory meets practice: How can blockchain technology help to scale customer-centric financial services today?
By Chrissy Martin Meier and Sitara Merchant Blockchain. It’s not exactly new. And yet its popularity seems to have re-emerged
Iterating for climate resilence
Designing digitally-enabled agriculture insurance that works for smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe By 2030, 100 million people – who are currently
Client stories: How remote coaching helped small entrepreneurs revive their businesses during the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it unprecedented challenges for society – beyond the imminent threat to people’s health and lives.
Our Impact
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. It allows organisations to map and measure their contribution to them.
SCBF monitors results using project level indicators and align to the SDGs quantitative and qualitative. For more information, please click below.
Do you have an innovative financial inclusion project?
We are always interested for new projects in the financial inclusion space in developing and emerging countries. All information regarding the selection criteria, the eligible countries, and much more, can be found in the Grant Application section. If you want to have an informal chat about your project, please contact us.
