World Bank Global Findex

Measuring how adults in 140+ countries save, borrow, make payments, and manage risk. #GlobalFindex

[World Bank Global Findex @GlobalFindex]

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[CGAP @CGAP]

Account ownership hit 79% globally—so why are 1.3B adults still unbanked?

Season 3 of our podcast launches with @LeoraKlapper, @MichaelSchlein & @SSirtaine exploring the #Findex2025 findings and the path forward: https://t.co/Sr3bXUQkGM

#FinancialInclusion #Inclusivefinance

[Portail FinDev @Portail_FinDev]

Le saviez-vous ? 61 % des adultes dans les économies à revenu faible/intermédiaire ont effectué un paiement numérique en 2024, soit +27 points depuis 2014. Une tendance mondiale qui s’accélère.

🔎 Plus d’infos : https://t.co/0cwv8f6iwd

[Portail FinDev @Portail_FinDev]

Le saviez-vous ? 40 % des adultes des pays à revenu faible et interm��diaire épargnent via des comptes numériques, soit +16 points depuis 2021. L’épargne digitale gagne du terrain.

🔎 Détails ici : https://t.co/M3O4EPADxR

[World Bank Data @worldbankdata]

Women’s financial inclusion is rising fast, thanks to digital tools and mobile money.

Yet millions are still excluded from the financial system—often due to cost, distance, or lack of phone access.

New data from the Global Findex 2025: https://t.co/ZaTzIb1Ho4

[World Bank Global Findex @GlobalFindex]

Across LMICs, more women are using accounts to save (36% in 2024, up from 22% in 2021) and make digital payments (58% from 50%). Yet 700M women still lack an account—missing out on vital financial tools. Read more 💡https://t.co/ODqWGgVNDY

[World Bank Global Findex @GlobalFindex]

73% of women in low- and middle-income economies now have financial accounts, a record high according to #GlobalFindex 2025. Yet 700 million women remain excluded. Mobile phones are helping bridge the gap.
Read the full story:
🔗 https://t.co/ODqWGgVfOq
@WBG_Gender

[Leora Klapper @LeoraKlapper]

Excited to share my latest blog on @voxdev , co-authored with Seth Garz from the Gates Foundation. We explore the complexities of measuring mobile phone and internet use around the world, and discuss why accurate data collection matters for research and policy.

@GlobalFindex

[VoxDev @vox_dev]

🆕 Understanding mobile phone and internet use across the world

In this VoxDev blog, Seth Garz (@gatesfoundation) & @LeoraKlapper (@WorldBank @wb_research) discuss rapidly expanding mobile phone and internet access in developing economies: https://t.co/F4gP4uKNuW

[مجموعة البنك الدولي @AlbankAldawli]

هل تعلموا أن هناك 1.3 مليار بالغ على مستوى العالم لا يستطيعون الوصول إلى الخدمات المالية الرسمية؟ تابعوا الفيديو المرفق لاكتشاف ما يمكن فعله لسد الفجوات في الشمول المالي.

ا��مزيد في تقرير المؤشر العالمي للشمول المالي ⬅️ https://t.co/EURzSsrxgL #GlobalFindex

[World Bank Global Findex @GlobalFindex]

📊 New from the @WorldBank Group Scorecard:
Financial inclusion is transforming lives—especially for women. In South Asia, women’s account ownership jumped from 27% to 83% in a decade. Read more: https://t.co/aL4PmdAzEL

[World Bank Global Findex @GlobalFindex]

80M in Sub-Saharan Africa are already digitally ready — they have an ID, a phone, and a SIM card.
What will it take to turn access into inclusion?
🎧 Tune in to the #Ideas4Impact podcast: https://t.co/OCV4sdsJ4G

[World Bank Global Findex @GlobalFindex]

If you're attending the #WBGMeetings, join us tomorrow at the Data Playground! @DorotheSinger and Alexandra Norris will present insights from the #GlobalFindex @ MC North Lobby at 9:45am.

[World Bank Global Findex @GlobalFindex]

How are consumers navigating #digitalfinance today?@DorotheSinger shared new insights from #GlobalFindex at #FinclusionWeek covering account ownership and gaps in financial capability & confidence.📺 Watch the recording: https://t.co/rbc9vMDLvi

[World Bank Global Findex @GlobalFindex]

Phone ownership is near 85% globally—but digital inclusion still lags.
@Idah_WB & @LeoraKlapper explore why.
🔹 Only 2/3 in developing countries have smartphones
🔹 Gaps by gender, income, region
🔹 Cost is key
🔗https://t.co/IwVs6aMFAA
#GlobalFindex

[World Bank Global Findex @GlobalFindex]

Missed the #GlobalFindex Policy Research Talk? Catch up with the recording here 🎥👇
https://t.co/Fr7PmDiCDB

[World Bank Global Findex @GlobalFindex]

🚨 The #GlobalFindex 2025 microdata is live!
Explore how young women use accounts, how mobile money users access credit & more — with individual-level data! 📥 Download: https://t.co/RoboKqBSTA

[World Bank Group Publications @WBGPubs]

The #GlobalFindex report shows a surge in account ownership worldwide, with 79% of adults now having a financial account. Mobile money is a key driver, especially in low- and middle-income economies, where digital accounts are rapidly expanding: https://t.co/KjyPv11oCk

[World Bank Global Findex @GlobalFindex]

📢 Join us on Sept 30 for a Policy Research Talk as @LeoraKlapper presents the new #GlobalFindex report. With @SSirtaine , Michel Rogy & Deon Filmer.

📍 Washington DC + Livestream
🕧 12:30 ET
💻Register⬇���
https://t.co/Fr7PmDi4O3

[UNSGSA Queen Máxima @UNSGSA]

Today the UNSGSA met with her Reference Group of advisors to share updates and identify areas for progress on #financialhealth globally.

Queen Máxima collaborates closely with this group of leading international organizations to share expertise and help guide her work.