On May 16th in Bogota, IPA and Asobancaria (with support from the Citi Foundation) co-hosted a workshop for 40 high- and mid-level policymakers and financial service providers interested in learning how rigorous evidence can help them better serve their customers.During the one-day event, attendees engaged in a series of discussions that encouraged them to think about how recent financial inclusion evidence applies to their institutions and how RCTs can be useful for decision-making.

On March 17th, 2016, three projects funded by the Citi IPA Financial Capability Research Fund were presented on a panel at the 18th Microcredit Summit in Abu Dhabi.Benni Savonitto (Financial Inclusion Program) presented the results from Mobile-izing Savings: Defined-Contribution Savings on a Mobile Money Platform in Afghanistan; Julian Jamison talked about the long-term follow-up survey that was recently conducted for Starting a Lifetime of Saving: Teaching the Practice of Saving to Ugandan Youth; and Marta Carnelli (IPA Colombia) discussed the progress of the Tablet-Based Financial Education project in Colombia.