In Madagascar, financial inclusion is defined as « the easy access to and use of adapted financial products and services by all segments of the Malagasy population, including savings, insurance, payment and credit, offered by sustainable institutions ». As in other countries, the financial sector in Madagascar has a particularly important role to play in […]

FinScope data analysis has revealed many insights on gender. The analysis shows high levels of exclusion for women in Southern African Development Community (SADC) with a recorded 35% of women excluded, compared with 30% for men. This reflected a gender gap of 5% compared to the global gender gap of 7%. Some of these gender […]

The Zimbabwean economy has been under severe pressure for many years now and this has resulted in many of the 13 million Zimbabweans seeking a better life outside of the country. Those who have migrated and are able to earn a living in other countries, such as in Botswana, are sending money home to their […]

The journey of renewal for FinMark Trust (FMT) has continued during the past financial year with several important aspects of our strategy being implemented. We have again positioned FMT as a key thought leader within the global financial inclusion world, and importantly within the SADC region.

Written by Innocent Njati Banda Banks need to step up to support women in agriculture Just like any other business, women-led agribusinesses require a number of factors to be successful, such as availability of affordable high-quality inputs, equipment and labour; availability of suitable land for growing crops, rearing animals or processing produce; technical support from […]

The OneMoney Hackathon was held at the TelOne Centre for Learning from the 13th -15th July 2018, a product of the partnership between FinMark Trust, NetOne, TelOne, Elevate Trust and ZimHack. The competition aimed to promote product innovations for inclusive financial services within the mobile financial services sector, with a particular focus on poor and […]