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Rani Deshpande addresses critical questions on pathway prediction and strategic support, sheds light on understanding needs in various countries and communities down to access to technology and service adoption, and explores potential financial usage pathways with an eye on which factors really need our attention on the path towards financial inclusion.

Author: Tim Nourse, Making Cents International. On March 16 th , e-MFP was pleased to open applications for the Luxembourg Award for Inclusive Finance (LAIF) 2026 (formerly the European Microfinance Award), on the topic of ‘Unlocking Youth-Inclusive Finance’. This 17th edition of the Award, launched in 2005 by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, is jointly organised by the Ministry, e-MFP, and the Inclus