S3 EP2 - Building the Resilience of Micro and Small Businesses with Anindita Chakraborty, Centre for Financial Inclusion

Financial Inclusion Unlocked · Sep 7, 2026 · 32m

The financial inclusion sector has made significant progress on access. More people than ever hold accounts, use digital payments, and can access credit. But access alone doesn't protect a small business owner in Lagos when floods shut her street for three weeks, or a street vendor in Delhi when a heatwave keeps customers away for a month. The next frontier for financial inclusion is resilience: not just whether people have financial tools, but whether those tools work together to help them withstand shocks, adapt, and recover.

In this episode, we're joined by Anindita Chakraborty, Director…