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Programmes and initiatives


Through our programmes and initiatives, we collaborate with partners to deliver impact through research, skills building, technical assistance, convening and innovation. These efforts drive financial sector development, digital transformation, and economic inclusion in Africa and beyond.

Rwanda Economy Digitalisation Programme

The Rwanda Economy Digitalisation Programme is a three-year digital transformation initiative by the Government of Rwanda, the Mastercard Foundation and Cenfri.

Remittance Access Initiative

The Remittance Access Initiative (RAI) programme is a two-year, regional initiative that supports sustainable development by transforming remittance ecosystems to enable remittance flows and improve financial inclusion in Africa.


Innovation Lab (InnoLab)

We work with private sector players to design and build innovative, practical solutions that contribute to more sustainable and inclusive communities, businesses and economies.


COVID-19 impact and recovery

This work aims to support policymakers and regulators, central banks, the private sector and others in the mutual efforts to improve resilience and encourage recovery in developing countries.


Digital Governance, Digital Financial Services and the SDGs

This initiative provides a platform for the development community, academics and regulators to exchange knowledge and share the approaches they are adopting or recommending around governance of DFS so that they can be leveraged to pursue the SDGs.


Risk, Remittances and Integrity (RRI)

Over five years, we worked with FSD Africa to address barriers and identify opportunities for financial sectors across sub-Saharan Africa to better serve individuals and small businesses, as well as facilitate more inclusive growth.


insight2impact (i2i)

After five years, the insight2impact (i2i) programme hosted by Cenfri and FinMark Trust and supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation has come to an end.


Making Access to Financial Services Possible (MAP)

MAP’s stakeholders generate policy and market change to deliver an improved range of financial services to better meet the needs of various segments of the population.