Kigali, 08 May 2024 – The Ministry of ICT and Innovation, the Mastercard Foundation and Cenfri announced today, the launch of the second phase of
Over the past three years, the Global Stocktake (GST) embarked on a consultative journey to assess progress towards the objectives of the Paris Climate Change
There is demand for skilled professionals in the field of data science as organisations are increasingly adopting a data-driven approach. From uncovering valuable insights to
Digitalisation per se has marginal impact; the crux is the way it is leveraged and implemented. We need a better understanding of how digital transformation
Fintechs have the potential to significantly improve the options available to financially underserved individuals. Many fintech start-ups in Africa, however, struggle to reach the scale
Digital financial services are transforming global financial service provision and access. Rapid developments in fintech are disrupting and transforming financial landscapes worldwide, leading to new
This research explores the role of insurance in sustainable development
The way we stay in touch, do our shopping, and
What is MAP? MAP is a multi-country, financial-inclusion initiative launched
After five years, the insight2impact (i2i) programme hosted by Cenfri
Across sub-Saharan Africa, financial sectors face significant constraints to more formally
Microinsurance (or insurance in general) may not be affordable to all Swazis. Below a certain income threshold, non-market interventions such as public social safety nets
Funeral insurance is not just insurance business as usual and requires a dedicated understanding of the dynamics driving funeral insurance markets. This applies to both
Insurance usage in South Africa has for a long time been out of reach of the majority of the low-income population. In 2004, the FinScope
Financial Inclusion is rapidly moving up the policy agendas of many countries, particularly developing countries. However, one of the obstacles to more effective and widespread
With Finance Forward, Cenfri takes a wide-angle view of the forces shaping inclusive financial services in Africa. In this environmental scanning document, we present a
South Africa has one of the most innovative insurance markets in the world. It is also considered one of the leading microinsurance jurisdictions. Commercial insurers
The quest for inclusive financial markets is a challenge for both business and regulatory models as it requires new and largely unknown portions of the
This 2012 issue looks at whether Africa’s population boom is a dividend or a liability; how new financial service offerings and greater mobile phone penetration
In 2010, conservative estimates of the voluntary microinsurance market was 150,000-200,000 policyholders, but if formal credit life insurance policies are added to this number, the
In 2012, it was estimated that 3.3m SADC migrant workers in South Africa sent around R11.2 billion home each year; R7.6 billion of which is
In 2011, insurance reach in Nigeria was extremely low and the market was plagued by a number of challenges, many of them relating to distribution.
In 2012, there were estimated to be between 1 and 1.5 million hospital cash plan (HCP) policies in effect in South Africa, with total lives
