The Case for a Gender-Intelligent Approach: An Opportunity for Inclusive Fintechs

For low-income women, digital financial inclusion offers an opportunity to upend entrenched gender inequalities by entering spheres from which they have been otherwise excluded. Financial services delivered via mobile phone can bridge the last-mile gap, bringing financial tools and services directly to women where they work and live.

CFI has shared this brief which examines design principles employed by two fintechs, Paycode and Extramile, working in Sub-Saharan Africa.