Latest evidence

New in the
Knowledge Hub

ReportSADC

2026 SADC Financial Inclusion Forum Report

A decade of progress and the priorities shaping digital public infrastructure and financial health.

View publication
ArticleGender data

Beyond Counting Women

Why better gender data matters for women’s economic empowerment.

Read article
VideoDigitalisation

Leaving no one behind in the digital economy

FinScope evidence and practical lessons from South Africa’s digital tipping pilots.

Watch video
BlogFinancial education

From Knowledge to Practice

Lessons on practical learning, trusted support and meaningful financial behaviour change.

Read the article

One connected platform

Start with your question,
not our structure.

FinMark Trust’s evidence is organised around the ways people use it: to explore data, understand an issue or see what works in practice.

01 / DATA & ANALYTICS

Explore financial inclusion data

Find surveys, explore indicators and download evidence for each country.

Explore Data & Analytics
02 / PROGRAMMES & RESEARCH

See how evidence becomes impact

Follow programme outcomes, research themes, partners and learning in one place.

Explore programmes
Featured country

Malawi: access strand

2023
Banked 13%
Other formal 61%
Informal 14%
Excluded 13%
FinScope Consumer Malawi 2023, weightedOpen the explorer →

Data spotlight

One region.
Many realities.

Every SADC country has its own data page, with its FinScope surveys, key statistics and the research and programmes behind them.

Compare all countries

Programme spotlight

GBLGenerating Better Livelihoods for Grant Recipients

From social grants to sustainable livelihoods

Generating Better Livelihoods for Grant Recipients (GBL) is a national pilot that supports Child Support Grant recipients into skills development, entrepreneurship and employment pathways.

Delivered in partnership withPartners: Department of Social Development, FinMark Trust, SASSA, National Development Agency and BRAC

About FinMark Trust

Financial inclusion
with real-world impact.

FinMark Trust is an independent non-profit trust that uses data, research, policy support and market facilitation to advance inclusive financial systems and improve livelihoods across the SADC region.