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AFI Global Financial Inclusion Award

AFI Global Financial Inclusion Award

2026 Edition

Scale of Awards

Global Awards

Entry Fee

To be confirmed

Prizegiving

Event Ceremony

Presentation Location

Global Policy Forum, Papua New Guinea

Entries Close

Fri May 29, 2026(next date to be confirmed)

Organiser

AFI Global Financial Inclusion Award

About This Award

Each year, the AFI Awards honor institutions and individuals who have gone to extraordinary lengths to develop and implement policies that expand the access and use of safe, convenient and affordable financial services.

Awards Profile

Scale of Awards: Global Awards
Location of Awards: Worldwide
Accepting Entries From: Worldwide
Industries: Finance & Financial Services
Awards Types: —

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Entry Timeline

2026 Edition

Entries Open

Fri 3 Apr 2026 (next date to be confirmed)

Entries Close

Fri May 29, 2026 (next date to be confirmed)

Finalists Announced

Usually in August

Winners Announced

Usually in September

Ceremony

To be confirmed

Global Policy Forum, Papua New Guinea

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2025 Edition

Other contributors

Ariadne Plaitakis

Deputy Director for Regulation, Policy, & Research · Gates Foundation · Other

Dr Alfred Hannig

AFI Chief Executive Officer · Other

Soraya Hakuziyaremye

Governor · National Bank of Rwanda · Other

Suhaimi Ali

Assistant Governor · Bank Negara Malaysia · Other

2024 Edition

Judges

DR CHRISTOPH BEIER

Lecturer at Department of Geography, University of Bonn and former Managing Director of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) · Judge

DR MONIQUE NSANZABAGANWA

Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission and Former Deputy Governor National Bank of Rwanda · Judge

JWALA RAMBARRAN

Distinguished Fellow of the Sustainable Finance Program at ClimateWorks Foundation and Former Governor of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago · Judge

LAURA FOSCHI

Executive Director of ADA Luxembourg · Judge

2023 Edition

Judges

ESTHER DASSANOU

Director Gender Programs · Mastercard Foundation · Judge

PROF OLAYINKA DAVID-WEST

Associate Dean and Professor of Information Systems, Lagos Business School (LBS) · Judge

PROF RATNA SAHAY

Former Special Advisor to the Managing Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Honorary Professor National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) · Judge

VAKHTANG ABRAHAMYAN

Former Deputy Governor Central Bank of Armenia and Executive Director Fastex · Judge

2022 Edition

Judges

DR ALFRED HANNIG

Executive Director · Alliance for Financial Inclusion · Judge

DR DANIEL SCHYDLOWSKY

Former Chair of AFI Steering Committee and Superintendent of Banking, Insurance and Private Pension Fund Administrators of Peru · Judge

GEORGETTE JEAN-LOUIS

Former Director General and Board Member of the Central Bank of the Republic of Haiti · Judge

JASON LAMB

Deputy Director · Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · Judge

LAURA FOSCHI

Executive Director · ADA Luxembourg · Judge

2022 Edition

Flourish Ventures

funding partner

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