27-05-2010
Mobile Money Summit 2010
AFI will participate in the GSMA Mobile Money Summit 2010 and related events, taking place in Rio de Janeiro from 24-27 May.
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19-05-2010
Disruption / delay to AFI services
The AFI office is now open again. However, given the recent events in Bangkok, Thailand, it is possible that some AFI services are slightly disrupted and response times may continue to be delayed - we ask you to continue to bear with us at this challenging time. >
12-05-2010
Global Policy Forum 2010 – dates set
AFI and the Bank of Indonesia are delighted to announce that they will jointly convene the 2nd Global Policy Forum (GPF) on Financial Inclusion in Bali, Indonesia from 27-29 September 2010 under the theme ‘Financial inclusion: Increasing access and use through innovation’.
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10-05-2010
First ‘joint’ knowledge exchange: Tanzania, Burundi learn from the Philippines
A joint delegation from the Central Banks of Tanzania and Burundi participated in a visit to the Philippines to learn about the innovative regulatory approach that has allowed mobile phone financial services to successfully be introduced.
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26-04-2010
AFI/G24 roundtable: importance of developing country voice underlined
Developing country perspectives are critical to helping shape global financial inclusion policy initiatives and ongoing knowledge exchange on proven policy innovation is essential, concluded participants at the high-level roundtable hosted by AFI and the G24 Secretariat held in Washington on Thursday April 22, 2010.
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23-04-2010
Postal organizations: Exploring new avenues for financial inclusion
At the 2010 Postal Operations Council, a roundtable highlights new avenue for postal organizations within financial inclusion efforts.
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07-04-2010
AFI Policy note on formalizing microsavings now available
AFI launches its second policy note - Formalizing microsavings: A tiered approach to regulating intermediation
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02-04-2010
Bank of Ghana joins AFI
The Central Bank of Ghana is the latest member to officially join the AFI network.
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12-03-2010
Lessons learned from Windsor Leadership seminar drive focus on ‘banking beyond branches’
AFI has drawn a number of key insights and lessons learned from the AFI/CGAP/DFID Windsor Leadership seminar.
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10-03-2010
Agent regulation tops bill at Windsor ‘Global Leadership’ seminar
High-level representatives from 18 countries met in Windsor, UK at a CGAP/DFID/AFI seminar to discuss the best way to regulate new modes of financial service delivery to reach poorer populations.
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08-03-2010
Now available: Case study focusing Central Bank of Kenya’s treatment of M-Pesa
AFI A new AFI case study - Enabling mobile money transfer: the treatment of M-Pesa - focuses on the work of AFI Policy Champion Gerald Nyaoma and his team at the Central Bank of Kenya and their treatment of the M-Pesa mobile money transfer service.
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08-03-2010
AFI releases policy paper on financial inclusion data and measurement
AFI presents a new policy paper to help inform financial policymakers and regulators on how to develop strategies for gathering financial inclusion data using surveys of different kinds.
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05-03-2010
Mexico’s CNBV shows leadership in financial inclusion data gathering
The first ‘State of financial inclusion’ report from CNBV, Mexico, is now available.
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26-02-2010
Pacific island central banks launch financial inclusion working group
The five Pacific Islands with central banks have launched a working group on financial inclusion and AFI during the South Pacific Central Bank Governors Meeting and the Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme.
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26-02-2010
AFI By-Laws now available
AFI By-Laws provide guidance on management, roles and responsibilities and process.
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09-02-2010
Policymakers and practitioners meet in Egypt to discuss potential of microinsurance
On 18-19 December 2009, the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority
(EFSA) organized a seminar in Cairo to share information...
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