Limited support has been provided for economic migrants who send money home to support family members. See what support has been created for migrants in South Africa.

Measuring Progress: Financial Inclusion in selected SADC countries

This 2019 report is the third in an annual series that assess the level of financial inclusion in selected SADC countries where the MAP programme has been implemented.

Our panellists discuss cross border remittances and domestic payments in selected SADC countries and the challenges faced by payments service providers.

African innovation refers to innovative technologies, start-ups, and programs developed by Africans for African needs and challenges – African Innovation Foundation

Summary Report: Innovation Ecosystem Scoping in the SADC Region

The SADC region is not trailing far behind in the use of technological innovation to foster growth, with a small but fast-growing tech-enabled community.

SADC Mobile Money Guidelines Report (Portuguese)

O Dinheiro Móvel tem evoluído para um bem utilitário que faculta marioritariamente serviços financeiros à população não-bancária.

SADC Mobile Money Guidelines Report (French)

Le Mobile Money s’est développé en un outil visant à fournir des services financiers en grande partie à la population non bancarisée.

SADC Mobile Money Guidelines Report (English)

Mobile Money has evolved as a utility to provide financial services largely to the unbanked population.

SADC Remittance Values and Volumes 2020 report

Informal remittance markets in many countries are well established but often expose the remitter to delays and the risk of theft and other losses. 

View the webinar on the research findings - cross border remittances from South Africa to the rest of SADC here

The health implications of COVID-19 go beyond the threat it poses itself as an illness.

The First SADC Gender Workshop Report

SADC Secretariat, SADC Banking Association, FinMark Trust, FSD Mozambique, FSD Tanzania, FSD Zambia and Graça Machel Trust convened a 2-day SADC regional gender workshop

Inequality in middle income countries

This presentation is on inequality in middle income countries: A financial inclusion lens using FinScope.

Measuring Progress: Financial inclusion in SADC - 2019 Report

The MAP country implementation is a key pillar of the SADC FI strategy, implemented with the SADC Secretariat and the SADC Committee for Central Bank Governors.

DataHack4FI brings together data enthusiasts and emerging tech companies to promote data-driven solutions for financial and economic inclusion.

Four findings from Season 2 of the DataHack4FI Innovation Competition.

The data collected allows for comparison across countries based on measurement dimensions such access, uptake, usage, cost to client,

The Fourth SADC Financial Inclusion Forum Report

The fourth SADC Financial Inclusion Forum was held this year to further advance the aspirations of the SADC Strategy on Financial Inclusion and SME access to finance.

Translating insights from behavioural science into the design and delivery of financial services,

View the presentations from delegates at the SADC FI Forum 2019

FinScope data analysis has revealed many insights on gender.

Measuring Progress: Financial inclusion in SADC - 2018 Report

Improved financial services and products contribute towards eliminating the ‘missing middle’ and thus help reduce inequality.

Financial Inclusion in SADC

The financial inclusion indicators are constructed from 14 SADC countries using findings of the FinScope Consumer surveys.

SADC Financial Inclusion Strategy

SADC Financial Inclusion Strategy

SADC Mobile Money Guidelines

The aim of the project is to develop Mobile Money guidelines to assist SADC Member States with principles to facilitate the harmonisation

The current global remittance market is estimated to be in the region of USD 500 billion annually and is expected to grow in future.

With more digital transactions being concluded, cash still dominates the scene.

The Second SADC Financial Inclusion Indaba

FinMark Trust, in partnership with SADC Secretariat and the SADC Banking Association is proud to have co-hosted the second Financial Inclusion Indaba

Small business performance: Does access to finance matter?

This paper reports on the determinants of small business access to finance (both formal and informal) in 5 countries in the SADC region

Analysis of Indebtedness & Over-Indebtedness in the SADC Region

A third of adults in SADC are indebted and with access to credit from either a formal or informal lender.

Cross-Border Remittances 2016

This report provides an update on the available money transfer offerings that facilitate remittance flows from South Africa to other countries in SADC.

The role of mobile money in financial inclusion in the SADC region

This paper presents a cross-country comparison of mobile money ownership and its determinants together with the factors affecting mobile money adoption.