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Emmanuel Ndayisaba, Executive Director of the National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) addresses participants during a High-Level Policy Dialogue to confront barriers keeping persons with disabilities on the margins of Rwanda’s financial system in Kigali on February 19. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
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Key players urge action to close financial inclusion gaps for persons with disabilities

Saturday, February 21, 2026
Rwanda is often celebrated as a continental leader in financial inclusion, with 92% of adults holding a bank account or mobile wallet.

The untold recipe for empowering women and youth entrepreneurs

Monday, February 09, 2026
Panelists engage in a discussion during the inaugural Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Growth Symposium. Photos by Kellya Keza
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Access to Finance Rwanda launches first MSME Growth Symposium, addresses financing, sustainability challenges

Sunday, October 05, 2025
A woman receives her money during a transaction activity at Umurenge SACCO Kacyiru. File

Umurenge SACCOs in the age of mobile finance: Is mobile money adoption signalling a turning point?

Thursday, October 02, 2025
A tea farmer in Rulindo checks her phone to confirm if the payment from her cooperative has been received. Courtesy photos
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Access to Finance Rwanda turns 15: Changing lives, driving an inclusive financial ecosystem, economy

Friday, September 26, 2025
Officials and beneficiaries cut a cake in celebration of the achieved goals through 'Wisigara Mugore' programme’s 15-week Journey of Transformation (JoT) curriculum. All photos by Craish BAHIZI
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From conflict to collaboration: Burera couples find progress through gender equity programme

Sunday, August 31, 2025
Officials launch the new FinScope 2024 Refugees Financial Inclusion Thematic Report on Friday, June 20. All photos by Dan Gatsinzi
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New report: 99 percent refugees in Rwanda are financially included 

Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Managing Director of BPR Bank Patience Mutesi and Jean Bosco Iyacu, CEO of Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR) officially launch Ikamba. Courtesy
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FEATURED: BPR Bank Rwanda launches 'Ikamba' to empower women entrepreneurs

Monday, May 26, 2025
Diane Karusisi, Council Member of Women in Finance Rwanda (WIFR) and Access to Finance Rwanda CEO Jean Bosco Iyacu, during the signing ceremony of a new partnership On May 21. Courtesy
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FEATURED: Access to Finance Rwanda endorses gender parity charter to champion women's inclusion in financial sector

Friday, May 23, 2025
Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR) administration and staff visited Rukumberi Genocide Memorial, in Ngoma District on Wednesday, April 30. Photos by Kellya Keza
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Access to Finance Rwanda commemorates Genocide victims, supports Gir’inka programme

Friday, May 02, 2025
Representatives from the Swedish Embassy in Kigali, AFR, and MoneyPhone Africa engaged with local farmers during a recent field visit in Cyuve sector, Musanze District
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Sweden, Access to Finance Rwanda reaffirm commitment to deepen financial inclusion

Monday, April 21, 2025
Finscope 2024 Gender and Financial Inclusion Thematic Report, was launched on March 7. DAN GATSINZI
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Rwanda achieves 96% financial inclusion for women, driven by mobile banking growth

Monday, March 10, 2025