The Financial Inclusion Compass
The Financial Inclusion Compass was launched by e-MFP for the first time in 2018 as a way to leverage e-MFP’s multi-stakeholder membership and position in the inclusive finance community.This publication is based on a sector-wide mixed-methodology survey of various stakeholders, giving the chance for practitioners, investors, donors, academics and support service providers, among others to present their thoughts on the trends, future areas of focus, challenges and opportunities for inclusive finance in the short, medium and long term.
The Financial Inclusion Compass 2023 is the sixth in a series to collate sector opinions on emerging short, medium, and long-term trends in the financial inclusion sector. The survey on which this paper is based was open in May and June 2023, with both quantitative and qualitative sections. A record number of respondents participated – 185 total from 58 countries – and cumulatively provided thousands of scores and tens of thousands of words. This is what we believe makes the Compass unique and special – it is the only publication that gives FSPs, funders, TA providers, researchers, and everyone else the space to think and respond across a wide range of topics.
Past Compass editions
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| Read the Financial Inclusion Compass 2022 | Lire le Financial Inclusion Compass 2022 en français | Leer el Financial Inclusion Compass 2022 en español |
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| Read the Financial Inclusion Compass 2021 | Lire le Financial Inclusion Compass 2021 en français | Leer el Financial Inclusion Compass 2021 en español |
The Covid-19 Financial Inclusion Compass: a special edition e-MFP survey of sector challenges & priorities (version française, versión española), 2020
The Financial Inclusion Compass 2019
The Financial Inclusion Compass 2018
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Past Compass webinars
What’s Next? e-MFP webinar to present findings from the Financial Inclusion Compass 2022, led by e-MFP’s Sam Mendelson, and joined by Stuart Rutherford and Apricot Wilson, 5 October 2022
Where do we go now? Webinar launch of e-MFP's publication Financial Inclusion Compass 2021, with Sam Mendelson, Financial Inclusion Specialist at e-MFP and lead author of the Compass series, joined by Antonique Koning, Senior Financial Sector Specialist at CGAP, Malkhaz Dzadzua, former CEO of JSC MFO Crystal in Georgia, and Noémie Renier, Head of Debt for Financial Institutions at Incofin Investment Management, 7 July 2021
El Covid-19 Financial Inclusion Compass - conclusiones de la edición especial del Compass con Gabriela Erice, e-MFP y Georgina Vazquez, OMTRIX [ Ver la presentación en PDF ], Sept 2020
The Covid-19 Financial Inclusion Compass - findings from the special edition of the e-MFP survey with e-MFP's Sam Mendelson, Financial Inclusion Compass lead author, and CFI's Mayada El-Zoghbi, July 2020
For more information or to discuss any collaboration, please contact e-MFP Information Officer Niamh Watters (nwatters@e-mfp.eu) or Compass lead author and e-MFP Financial Inclusion Specialist Sam Mendelson (smendelson@e-mfp.eu)