Request for Proposal For Consultancy Services For Developing A Regulatory Diagnostic Toolkit For Msme Access To Innovative Digital Financial Services

Request For Proposals Are Invited For Job Consultancy Services For Developing A Regulatory Diagnostic Toolkit For Msme Access To Innovative Digital Financial Services. The Alliance For Financial Inclusion (Afi) Is The WorldS Leading Organization On Financial Inclusion Policy And Regulation. Currently, Nearly 100 Member Institutions Make Up The Afi Network Including Central Banks, Ministries Of Finance And Other Financial Policymaking Or Regulatory Institutions From Over 85 Developing Countries And Emerging Markets. Afi Empowers Policymakers To Increase The Access And Usage Of Quality Financial Services For The Underserved Through Sustainable And Inclusive Policies And An Effective Use Of Digital Technologies. Policies Developed And Implemented By The Members Of The Alliance Contribute To A Range Of The Sustainable Development Goals. By Setting Their Own Agenda, Afi Members Harness The Power Of Peer Learning To Develop Practical And Tested Policy Reforms That Enhance Financial Inclusion With Strategic Support From Both Public And Private Sector Partners. Afi Has 7 Working Groups (Wgs): Consumer Empowerment And Market Conduct Working Group (Cemcwg), Digital Financial Services Working Group (Dfswg), Financial Inclusion Data Working Group (Fidwg), Financial Inclusion Strategy Peer Learning Group (Fisplg), Global Standards Proportionality Working Group (Gspwg), Inclusive Green Finance Working Group (Igfwg) And Sme Finance Working Group (Smefwg). As The Key Source Of Policy Developments And Trends In Financial Inclusion And As The Primary Mechanism For Generating And Incubating Technical Content In The Network, The Working Groups Serve As Communities Of Practice. Providing A Platform For Knowledge Exchange And Peer Learning Among Policymakers To Share, Deliberate And Deepen Their Understanding, The Working Groups Offer Leadership And Expertise In Their Respective Policy Fields And Support The Network To Monitor New Developments In Emerging Fields. The Knowledge Generated Via The Working Groups Is Disseminated For Implementation By A Range Of Capacity Building Activities Such As Joint Learning Programs, Member Trainings, Trainings By Private Sector Partners. The Practical Experience Members Garner From Engaging In Peer Learning Based Capacity Building Is Then Applied By Members As In Country Implementation Projects Which Are Supported By The Provision Of Financial Or Technical Support To Afi Member Institutions In Conducting Activities That Aim To Deliver Financial Inclusion Policies, Regulations, Supervisory Tools Or Enablers For The Development Of Policies, Such As National Financial Inclusion Strategies The Working Groups Receive Strategic Guidance And Insight From The High-Level Global Standards & Policy Committee, While The Gender Inclusive Finance Committee, Supports Wgs In Integrating Gender Considerations Into All Aspects Of Their Work And Support Members In Fulfilling Their Denarau Action Plan (2016) Commitment To Promote WomenS Financial Inclusion. Afi Members Have Made Further Commitments In A Range Of Other Accords Which Can Be Read Here. The AfiS Five Regional Initiatives Support Policy Implementation In Africa (Afpi), Latin America And The Caribbean (Filac), The Pacific Islands (Piri), Eastern Europe And Central Asia (Ecapi) And The Arab Region (Fiari).