Publication Date
7-15-2021
Summary
In sub-Saharan Africa, mobile phones and financial technology have opened doors to financial inclusion for millions, but the new financial terrain is uneven ground fraught with risks. High fees, aggressive marketing, mounting personal debt, varied digital access, and nascent regulatory structures heighten vulnerability and threaten hard-won progress toward broad financial inclusion. Financial Capability and Asset Building in Africa, or FCAB Africa, will equip human-service professionals to broaden financial stability, security, and well-being in sub-Saharan Africa, developing the financial capability of service populations and cultivating sound financial strategies. The initiative will also work with financial-service providers to create a comprehensive financial-development program delivered through existing services, including fintech. This Fact Sheet describes the goals of the FCAB Africa initiative and strategy for achieving them
Document Type
Fact Sheet
Category
Financial Inclusion
Subarea
Financial Capability
Original Citation
Center for Social Development. (2021, July). FCAB Africa: Advancing financial stability, security, and well-being (CSD Fact Sheet 21-12). Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Keywords
Financial capability and asset building, FCAB, Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Liberia, Agenda 2063, Sustainable Development Goals, human-service professional, social worker, fintech, sub-Saharan Africa, money, credit, debt, financial services, training, financial literacy, financial education
Recommended Citation
Center for Social Development. (2021, July). FCAB Africa: Advancing financial stability, security, and well-being (CSD Fact Sheet 21-12). Washington University, Center for Social Development.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7936/gmwt-0238