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Welcome to this edition of the FinDev Exchange!


Over the past 15 years, India has built market infrastructure that connects local lenders with wholesale finance, helping credit reach millions more women. Our latest blog looks at what helped make that possible and how India’s lessons can be applied in East Africa.


Strong financial markets also depend on trust, and with rising concerns about fraud, we want to highlight The Bangkok Blueprint for Fraud-Resilient Financial Services, a new IMF and World Bank publication on how to make financial systems more resilient.


And if you work on women’s financial inclusion, #FinEquityAfrica2026 is coming up! Save the date and join us for a conversation on shared challenges, lessons, and opportunities for collective action.


Enjoy reading,


FinDev team



FROM THE FINDEV BLOG

 

Photo credit: Annie Spratt


What It Takes to Build Market Infrastructure That Supports Credit for Women at Scale

By Sucharita Mukherjee, Kaleidofin


What can India’s experience teach us about building risk and market infrastructure that connects local lenders to wholesale finance in Africa?


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SAVE THE DATE: #FinEquityAfrica2026

Tackling Persistent Barriers to Women’s Financial Inclusion



Join the FinEquity community for Day 3 of the Annual FinEquity Convening, taking place virtually on December 9. Originally planned as a regional FinEquity Africa convening in Nairobi, this session will now bring together the full Africa community to explore persistent barriers to women’s financial inclusion in the region, with a particular focus on young women, and discuss opportunities for collective action to advance more inclusive financial systems.



9 December, 2026

Online | 8:00 am to 10:30 am ET

Photo Credit: FINCA International - Allison Wright

EDITOR'S PICK
 

Design by: Rana Al-Gazzaz, International Monetary Fund 

The Bangkok Blueprint for Fraud-Resilient Financial Services

International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank | Oct 2026


As digital finance expands, cyber-enabled fraud poses growing risks to consumer protection, financial inclusion, and trust. This paper outlines 12 key considerations across five pillars to help policymakers, regulators, and financial institutions strengthen fraud prevention, detection, response, and recovery through coordinated, whole-of-ecosystem action.

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EVENTS

Savings Group Forum 2026: Driving Impact Through Partnerships
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| 02 - 04 Nov 2026 | Accra, Ghana

IAIS Annual Conference 2026
International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) | 12 - 13 Nov 2026 | Hong Kong, China

NEWS

Indonesia's Next Financial Challenge: Turning Access Into Welfare

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| 28 Oct 2026

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