Our insights
Making financial services accessible to vulnerable populations in Togo
A study on ASSILASSIME’s project with SCBF in Togo to ease its clients’ access to their accounts, available services, and financial education illustrates how digitalization can improve financial inclusion, customer experience, and operational efficiency for low-income populations and financial institutions.
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SympliFi partnerships in Nigeria accelerate affordable MSME financing
Nigeria has the largest number of informal micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in sub-Saharan Africa, with 41.5 million MSMEs, most of them being micro entrepreneurs (Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics, 2017).
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Building resilience and empowering Rwandan farmers with agriculture insurance
The agricultural sector in Rwanda accounts for a quarter of the national GDP and plays an essential role in the country’s economy. However, farming is
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Empowering rural women in Mali through Self-Help Groups
Women form a large part of the world’s unbanked population more so in the low-income segment. Gender inequality in financial inclusion is a deterrent for
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Financial inclusion and economic empowerment of low-income populations in Benin, Mali and Togo
SCBF has supported 25 projects across 6 countries in the West African (WA) region to expand financial inclusion of the low-income and at-risk population. The
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Protecting Indian smallholder farmers against climatic changes : a co-funded project with Swiss Re Foundation
Swiss Re has been a valuable partner in our journey from the beginning, initially as a member and eventually in 2021 Swiss Re Foundation became
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