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The Making Finance Work for Women Podcast

Women’s World Banking
Financial Inclusion
Women's Financial Inclusion
Women's Empowerment
Gender Lens Investing
Gender-Based Violence
Gender Inequality
Climate Risk
Climate Change
Financial Services
Gender Credit Gap
Central Bank Digital Currency
Credit Scoring
Women's World Banking
Fintech
Digital Wallets
Artificial Intelligence
Cryptocurrency
Innovation In Finance
Microfinance
Women Empowerment

The Women’s World Banking’s Making Finance Work for Women Podcast is your go-to destination for diving into the world of women’s financial inclusion. We break down tough issues and highlight creative solutions to empower women financially. Tune in for expert chats that reveal the game-changing impact of finance. The Making Finance Work for Women Podcast is sponsored by EY.

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As insecurity and displacement continue to reshape northern Nigeria, how can financial systems adapt to serve those who need them most—especially women entrepreneurs and households navigating daily uncertainty? In this episode, our host Sonja Kelly h... more

In this episode, AI and Deepfake Cartographer Henry Ajder joins us to unpack what rapid advances in AI mean for trust, safety, and financial inclusion. As tools like deepfakes and voice cloning become more sophisticated, synthetic identity fraud and ... more

Tokenized payments promise instant settlement, near-zero transaction costs, and fewer intermediaries—but can they actually work for low-income women and women-led MSMEs operating on thin margins and informal cash flows?

In this episode, we’re joined... more

In this episode of Making Finance Work for Women, we speak with Monika Shukla, Co-Founder & CEO of Humble Bee, on how inclusive business models can unlock economic opportunity for women at the margins.

Monika unpacks how she is transforming India’s ... more

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Recent Guests

Dr. Aisha Isa-Olatinwo
Director, Consumer Protection (Central Bank of Nigeria)
Central Bank of Nigeria
Episode: Ep. 34: Finance on the Frontlines: Serving Women Amid Crisis in Northern Nigeria
Ikemefula Nwachukwu
Head of Financial Inclusion Services
First Bank of Nigeria Limited
Episode: Ep. 34: Finance on the Frontlines: Serving Women Amid Crisis in Northern Nigeria
Henry Ajder
Leading expert on AI, deep fakes, and the fast evolving synthetic media landscape
Independent advisor to governments and businesses
Episode: Ep. 33: AI Is Evolving Finance. Are Protections Keeping Pace?
Elisabeth Carpenter
Chief Strategic Engagement Officer, Circle
Circle
Episode: Ep. 32: Instant Money, Real Barriers: Can Tokenized Payments Deliver for Low-Income Women?
Monika Shukla
Co-founder and CEO of Humble Bee; social entrepreneur focusing on climate resilience and women-led beekeeping
Humble Bee
Episode: Ep. 31: Something to Buzz About: When Inclusion Becomes Economic Opportunity
Inez Pérez
Regulator and recovering fintech practitioner
Central Bank/Regulator in the Dominican Republic
Episode: Ep. 30: A Year-End Special: Our Biggest Reveal, Boldest Lessons, and a 2026 Sneak Peek
Paul Adams
Researcher from Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
Innovations for Poverty Action
Episode: Ep. 30: A Year-End Special: Our Biggest Reveal, Boldest Lessons, and a 2026 Sneak Peek
Rebecca Cravat
Executive at EY (Ernst & Young)
EY
Episode: Ep. 30: A Year-End Special: Our Biggest Reveal, Boldest Lessons, and a 2026 Sneak Peek
Lucia Villar
Representative at PayJoy
PayJoy
Episode: Ep. 30: A Year-End Special: Our Biggest Reveal, Boldest Lessons, and a 2026 Sneak Peek

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Sonya Kelly
Host of The Making Finance Work for Women Podcast; affiliated with Women's World Banking Institute / Women's World Banking (host)

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Ep. 32: Instant Money, Real Barriers: Can Tokenized Payments Deliver for Low-Income Women?
Q: How did you get into this space, given stable coins are so new?
Elisabeth describes her immigrant background, emphasis on opportunity, and how the mission of Circle—raising prosperity through frictionless value exchange—drew her in, shifting from roles focused on growth to roles focused on impact.
Ep. 30: A Year-End Special: Our Biggest Reveal, Boldest Lessons, and a 2026 Sneak Peek
Q: How can climate data improve credit scoring for women entrepreneurs?
Using weather and climate resilience data improves model accuracy (reported AUC improvements) and tailors lending to real resilience needs, making credit risk more compassionate and targeted.
Ep. 30: A Year-End Special: Our Biggest Reveal, Boldest Lessons, and a 2026 Sneak Peek
Q: What makes the innovations you described particularly promising for closing the gender credit gap?
Non-traditional data like psychometrics and mobile records help build credit for women lacking formal histories, enabling them to access loans and grow their businesses.
Ep. 25: Inside the Numbers: What the Global Findex Means for Women
Q: What's the origin story of our guest and how did she come to focus on financial inclusion?
Leora describes a long career at the World Bank and explains how, initially, data on account ownership was scarce and often private to regulators. The shift came from adding financial inclusion questions to the Gallup World Poll, enabling nationally representative insights by gender, income, and other characteristics, which dramatically expanded the evidence base for women's financial inclusion.
Ep. 28: As Aid Fades, Can Private Capital Carry the Climate Fight?
Q: What does climate-conscious investing look like in day-to-day operations for investors?
It involves proactive governance prompts, targeted portfolio selection to maximize women's reach, contractual commitments for gender goals, and technical assistance to implement gender-inclusive practices within investee companies.

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This show centers on financial inclusion for women, blending practical case studies with policy and market insights. Episodes frequently explore how digital finance, gender-focused products, and innovative payment infrastructures can expand access to savings, credit, and livelihoods for women in diverse contexts, from fragile regions to emerging markets. Across conversations, guests range from central-bank regulators and private-bank leaders to tech and impact-investment experts, with recurring themes around risk, trust, regulation, climate resilience, and the role of private capital in advancing inclusive finance. A notable throughline is collaboration between development-minded institutions and the private sector, underscored by EY's spon... more

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