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Financial Inclusion
FINANCIAL SECTOR

Financial Inclusion

Inclusive finance drives growth and resilience, yet 1.4 billion adults globally remain unbanked. Digital financial services cut costs and expand access, but they also pose consumer and cyber risks. The World Bank Group supports emerging and developing economies to harness digital financial services responsibly, through policy, lending, and investments.
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RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

More Research & Publications
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/search?query=financial%20inclusion
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The Global Findex 2025
The Global Findex 2025
The Global Findex provides critical insights into financial inclusion, digital payments, savings, and borrowing behaviors across various economies.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/globalfindex
Read the Report
https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/globalfindex
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The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2022
The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2022
The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2022 is a pocket edition of the Global Findex Database 2021. The Global Findex is the world’s most comprehensive database on financial inclusion.
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/4be9972a-3b1d-5db8-8534-6a885e7bb7bb
Read the Report
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/4be9972a-3b1d-5db8-8534-6a885e7bb7bb
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Sound financial systems underpin economic growth and are crucial to the World Bank Group’s mission of alleviating poverty.

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