Matthew Saal is a Managing Director with ALMA, a lender to emerging markets fintech and climate innovators. Until June, 2025, Matthew was a Principal Industry Specialist in the Financial Institutions Group (FIG) of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Matthew’s work at FIG covered digital financial services and financial infrastructure advisory work, partnerships, and investments in innovative financial services providers. During 2018-2019 Matthew was a World Bank Presidential Fellow seconded to the FCI Global Practice, focused on fintech policy and fintech for inclusion. Prior to joining IFC, Matthew was Associate Director in the Local Currency and Capital Markets Development initiative of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).