Financial Alliance for Women

Financial Alliance for Women
Formation2000
TypeNonprofit
HeadquartersBrooklyn, New York
Websitehttps://www.financialallianceforwomen.org

The Financial Alliance for Women (formerly the Global Banking Alliance for Women or GBA) is a non-profit organization working as an international consortium of financial institutions interested in the female economy. Its members work in more than 135 countries to build programs that support women with access to capital, information, education, and markets.[1] The organization is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.[2]

History and leadership

The Alliance was established in 2000 by a network of banks. In November 2012, Inez Murray was appointed as its chief executive officer.[3] She previously worked for Women's World Banking. The Alliance is also guided by a governing board.[citation needed]

Services and programs

The Alliance works with a range of financial institutions to bank women and support women entrepreneurs.[4] Members include Westpac in Australia,[5] BLC Bank in Lebanon,[6] Access Bank in Nigeria, Standard Chartered[7] and NatWest Group in the United Kingdom, Banco Popular in the United States, Itaú Unibanco in Brazil, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.[citation needed]

The Alliance partners with Data2X to coordinate the Women's Financial Inclusion Data (WFID) Partnership.[8]

The Alliance also holds an annual summit to discuss ways to advance women's financial inclusion around the world.[3]

Sponsors

The Financial Alliance for Women is sponsored by:[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Global Banking Alliance for Women, archived from the original on 2014-07-14, retrieved 2014-06-16
  2. ^ "INV-048085". www.gatesfoundation.org. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  3. ^ a b Kagina, Alice (2025-05-28). "First Lady Kagame: Women's access to finance not charity". The New Times. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  4. ^ Vanderbrug, Jackie (4 September 2013), "Harvard Business Review Blog: Global Rise of Female Entrepreneurs", Harvard Business Review, retrieved 2014-06-27
  5. ^ WestPac Women's Market, retrieved 2014-06-27
  6. ^ "BLC Bank Women's Empowerment Initiative". Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  7. ^ "The Global Compact: Human Rights and Business Dilemmas Forum". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  8. ^ "Promoting Women's Financial Inclusion: A Quiet Revolution is Taking Place in the Financial Sector". Center For Global Development. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
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