Our news events

The frequency and intensity of extreme weather events are increasing, becoming a recurring reality faced by communities worldwide. The urgency of this challenge is underscored by the United Nations Secretary General’s Call to Action on Extreme Heat. On 1st October, SCBF, in collaboration with its members CelsiusPro, BlueMarble, and project partner IBISA Network, hosted a webinar exploring innovations in Heat Index Insurance for women’s worker associations and dairy farmers. The recording of the webinar is now available.

VisionFund International is addressing health inequities with its “Savings Linked” insurance model across Ghana, Malawi and Rwanda. On 30th September, SCBF, in collaboration with its partners VisionFund International, VisionFund Rwanda and SanlamAllianz, hosted a webinar exploring strategies for creating sustainable solutions that enhance health equity and access. The recording of the webinar is now available.

SCBF, in collaboration with the Accion organised a webinar to deep-dive into the digital adoption of financial services of the low-income population across Asia and to gain insights from the experiences of the microfinance industry leaders. Recording of the webinar is available now.

On 6 December 2023, a joint webinar was organised by SCBF and ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility to discuss and gain insights from industry experts on the strategies that can help expand inclusive property insurance towards building a more inclusive and secure financial future. Webinar recording is available now.

On 8 November 2023, SCBF, in collaboration with MicroSave Consulting, hosted a webinar featuring an in-depth analysis of the digitalisation of financial products and solutions. The session also focused on scaling up the self-help group methodology to enhance rural women’s access to finance. The recording of the webinar is now available.

A recorded conversation between our Learning and Insights Manager, Yekbun Gurgoz, and Maurice Iwunze, Co-founder, SympliFi discussed on “Unlocking Financial Inclusion: Harnessing AI and Blockchain for a Better Future” aired during the Financial Inclusion Week 2023. Check the conversation recording here.

SCBF is co-funding a project by Saathealth – a digital health platform with Swiss Re Foundation to help address some of the key challenges that India has been facing in building financial resilience related to health, particularly for the “missing middle”. The Saathealth family health intervention reaches low-income customers with preventive health content in local languages using visual and interactive formats. On 4 May 2023, SCBF, in collaboration with Saathealth, organised a webinar to discuss on “Digital health platform for increased financial inclusion in India: Insights and findings”. Webinar recording is available now.

SCBF supported PHB Consultants, WSBI (Scale2Save initiative) to support FINCA Uganda on developing a business case for low-balance savings mobilization and usage for low-income savers in Uganda. FINCA Uganda launched a Mobile banking platform and also deployed and activated Digital Field Automation (DFA), which allows customers to open accounts remotely. On 13 April 2023, SCBF, in collaboration with FINCA Uganda, PHB Consultants and WSBI organised a webinar that aimed to understand the learnings and insights gathered from this project in Uganda. Webinar recording is available now.

With support from SCBF, VisionFund along with World Vision and Allianz Ghana piloted the provision of accident, sickness and health insurance for World Vision Savings groups in Ghana and Malawi in order to expand their outreach. On 29 March 2023, SCBF, in collaboration with the VisionFund International, World Vision International, Allianz Ghana organised a webinar – to understand the experience and learnings from the pilots in Ghana and Malawi and how it compares to the loans and savings-bundled insurance product in Uganda. Webinar recording is available now.