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Season 2 Episode 5

How a TV Drama Can Change Financial Behaviours in Kenya with Rahma Seif, Producer at Mediae

In this episode, we sit down with Rahma Seif, Producer at Mediae, to go behind the scenes of one of East Africa's most successful edutainment initiatives.
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Season 2 Episode 5

How a TV Drama Can Change Financial Behaviours in Kenya with Rahma Seif, Producer at Mediae

In this episode, we sit down with Rahma Seif, Producer at Mediae, to go behind the scenes of one of East Africa's most successful edutainment initiatives.
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Season 2 Episode 3

Transforming Remittances Into Opportunity Across the African Continent

The episode brings together voices from IFAD, the private sector and public institutions to discuss what it really takes to build inclusive remittance ecosystems and how the growing diaspora economy
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Season 2 Episode 2

Building a Climate Insurance Startup With Maria Mateo Iborra, Founder of Ibisa

In Episode 2, we meet Maria Mateo Iborra, Founder of . In this episode, Maria shares her entrepreneurial journey that led to founding IBISA, a company that leverages satellite technology
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Season 2 Episode 1

How Can Financial Institutions Better Serve Clients with Disabilities?

In this opening episode, we tackle a topic that's often overlooked but desperately needs attention: disability inclusion in financial services.
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Bonus Episode

2025 European Microfinance Award Winner Radiant Yacu on How Insurance Builds Resilience

In this bonus episode, we sat down with the winner of the 2025 Award: Radiant Yacu. Representing the organisation in Luxembourg was Emmanuel Nzanana, Operations Manager.
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Bonus Episode

Central Bank Governor on How the Solomon Islands Is Going Digital

Following a fantastic and successful Series 1 of show, we're excited to bring you a special bonus episode, before the launch of Series 2 in January 2026.
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Season 1 Episode 10

The Fintech Daring Farmers in Africa To Dream Big!

In this season finale, we take you to Uganda to explore how innovative fintech and agribusiness partnerships are driving a new era of agricultural finance for coffee growers.
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Season 1 Episode 9

Reimagining Insurance for the Missing Middle with Garance Wattez-Richard, Founder & CEO of AXA EssentiALL

What happens when one of the world’s biggest insurers decides to design products for the population that’s too poor to be rich — and too rich to be poor?
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Season 1 Episode 8

Tackling the $170 BILLION annual financing gap for smallholder farmers with Tim Strong, Head of Agricultural Finance at Opportunity International

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Season 1 Episode 7

ADVANCING DIGITAL FINANCIAL LITERACY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

In Episode 7 of the Financial Inclusion Unlocked podcast, we met leading experts to discuss the topic in more detail and learn how GSMA and Visa are collaborating on a
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Season 1 Episode 6

Supporting Countries to Prepare and Respond Quickly to Climate Disasters with Nilesh Prakash

In Episode 6 of the Financial Inclusion Unlocked Podcast, we met with Nilesh Prakhash, Co-Director of the Global Shield against Climate Risks, to explore how locally led Climate and Disaster
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Season 1 Episode 5

A New Approach to Financial Inclusion with Sophie Sirtaine, CEO of CGAP

In this episode, we meet with Sophie Sirtaine, the Chief Executive Officer of CGAP, to discuss what the future of financial inclusion looks like.
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About Us

We are the podcast meeting the leaders and innovators working to unlock the potential of financial inclusion as a key enabler of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through a mix of candid 1-1 conversations and documentary storytelling, we highlight the people and projects driving meaningful change, and also confront the big questions that the sector must answer.

Meet The Host

Jack Farren

Jack brings deep expertise in financial inclusion and a passion for storytelling that brings these important conversations to life for audiences around the world.

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