Global Findex 2025: Connectivity and Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy
The new Global Findex Database 2025: Connectivity and Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy offers the most comprehensive picture yet of how digital technologies are reshaping financial inclusion worldwide. Based on surveys of 145,000 adults across 141 economies, the report sheds light on access to and use of financial services, mobile phones, and the internet.
The data reveal important progress: 79 percent of adults globally now own a financial account, up from 74 percent in 2021. Mobile phones—owned by 86 percent of adults worldwide—are driving this change, expanding access to saving, payments, and borrowing, especially in low- and middle-income countries. The report also underscores persistent challenges, from gaps in access for women and poorer households to risks around digital safety and financial resilience.
Join us for this Policy Research Talk, where Leora Klapper, Founder of the Findex project and lead co-author of the report, will present the findings and discuss their implications for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners working to advance inclusive digital finance.
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Michelle Chester