Make inclusive finance
a market.
Our members advocate for the conditions inclusive finance needs to grow. They bring their expertise to the national pilots that put those conditions into practice.
What members do.
Members work together through working groups, regional initiatives, knowledge products and capacity-building events. They exchange experience and develop recommendations and insights on four objectives.
A regulation for inclusive finance
A regulation designed for inclusive finance service providers, with the incentives, safeguards and accountability they need to serve excluded people.
Interoperable infrastructure
Digital public-private infrastructure on common rules, so providers can connect and build trust without depending on a closed platform.
An ecosystem strategy
National strategies that treat inclusive finance as an ecosystem and connect policy intent to infrastructure and adoption.
Pilots that prove it
National pilots that put the recommendations into practice, with members taking part according to their tier.
The Consortium publishes regular reports, commentary and analysis.
The Defy Annual Forum aims to become the world’s largest inclusive finance gathering of policymakers, bringing together regulators, inclusive finance providers and stakeholders.
What our members gain.
A voice in the framework
Members bring their view to regulators and policymakers while the framework for inclusive finance is still being written.
An early position
Members establish themselves in a segment of finance that is still forming.
Evidence and insight
Members see what the pilots prove, through the impact data and the research the community publishes.
Peers across the ecosystem
Members work with peers from every part of the ecosystem, from banks and mobile operators to development institutions and NGOs.
Three ways to take part.
| What you get | StewardFounding tier | Amplifier | Builder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-author policy notes and research | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Take part in policy roundtables and events | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Attend the Defy Annual Forum | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Design pilots and standards | ✓ | ||
| Submit solutions as candidates for pilots | ✓ | ✓ |
Who we welcome.
Membership is open to institutions that want inclusive finance to work at scale and will commit their expertise and their voice to it.
- Banks
- Fintechs
- Mobile network operators
- Technology providers
- Inclusive finance service providers (IFSPs)
- Development finance institutions
- NGOs & ecosystem builders
Become a member.
Tell us about your organisation and how you would like to contribute.