The ConsumerCentriX (CCX) team had an exciting two days at the 2024 Financial Alliance for Women Annual Summit, participating in sessions and engaging in conversations with a diverse group of industry leaders. The Summit focused on advancing women through the entrepreneurial funnel, a critical issue in today’s economic landscape.
One of the key themes of the Summit was the vital role of sex-disaggregated data in driving actionable insights. Our senior advisor, David Taylor, had the opportunity to present our work on the Women’s Financial Inclusion Dashboards in Bangladesh and Nigeria. During the National Gender Data Dashboards panel, David highlighted the significance of data for regulators, stating, “Regulators need to recognise the power that data can present. The insights you present back to the market can be as powerful as the policies you set.”
Following the Summit, the WFID Partnership Community of Champions held its third in-person convening. The WFID Partnership Community of Champions, a collaborative initiative facilitated by the Financial Alliance for Women (FAW) and ConsumerCentriX, brings together financial policy stakeholders from around the world. For the past three years, this community has been instrumental in sharing experiences and best practices aimed at increasing the collection and use of supply-side data to promote women’s financial inclusion (WFI). The recent convening showcased the latest innovations in applying gender data to inform policy-making and drive actions towards closing the financial inclusion gender gap.
David Taylor facilitated a session on National Gender Data Dashboards featuring distinguished speakers such as Sophia Abu from the Central Bank of Nigeria, Shahana Ferdousi from Bangladesh Bank, and Paula Ximena Franco from Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia. They discussed key learnings from our work on developing Women’s Financial Inclusion Data Dashboards in Bangladesh and Nigeria. Anna Gincherman, a partner at CCX, moderated a dynamic discussion among policymakers from Colombia, Peru, Honduras, Chile, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The conversation focused on how to best apply supply-side data to shape women’s financial inclusion priorities, highlighting the collaborative efforts needed to drive meaningful change.
About the Summit
The Financial Alliance for Women’s Annual Summit is the premier event focused on the power of the female economy. Each year, the Alliance convenes financial, technology and real sector players to share business solutions for women’s financial empowerment.
