Inside Financial Inclusion

Nearly three billion people live in inadequate housing — and the global financial system is struggling to fix it. Patrick McAllister from Habitat for Humanity International joins us to discuss how we can unlock affordable housing finance for families and communities worldwide.

What if the rules designed to keep dirty money out of the global financial system are accidentally also locking ordinary people out? In this episode, we sit down with Elisa de Anda Madrazo — the woman running the body that writes the rules — to explore how we can fight crime without excluding the vulnerable, and whether inclusivity can strengthen rather than weakenfinancial systems.

When May Abulnaga's mother pushed her into banking, she could never have imagined her future role in transforming financial access for Egyptian women. Today, as Sub-Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, May shares the personal costs, policy battles, and hard-won lessons behind her (and Egypt’s) financialinclusion journey.