The Finance for Development (F4D) Umbrella Trust Fund Program; established in 2022 and operational since 2023; is the World Bank’s main donor financing; partnership; and knowledge platform; aimed to improve the capacity of developing countries to develop deep; inclusive; efficient; and resilient financial systems. The Program’s vision is for the client countries to have resilient; transparent and smooth-functioning financial systems and capital markets that enable financial stability; job growth and poverty alleviation. The Program delivers public sector solutions to the most pressing development challenges in the financial sector; leveraging a range of the Bank Group’s financial; knowledge and convening services for clients. The Program is supported by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF); the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); the European Commission (EC); Global Affairs Canada (GAC); and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).F4D is managed by the Finance; Competitiveness and Investment (FCI) Global Practice. The program cooperates with more than 20 World Bank Group units and partners; reflecting the vital role of finance for many other sectors.The Umbrella’s Partnership Council provides strategic guidance and direction; with representatives from all contributing Development Partners. Resources are deployed to both global and regional teams; involving a strong country and field presence. F4D supports: (i) financial sector diagnostics; (ii) technical assistance; policy advice and capacity building; and (iii) monitoring and evaluation and program management; through a team reporting to FCI Finance Global Director.The F4D program adopts an ecosystem approach toward financial sector development; organized around four mutually reinforcing thematic pillars and three cross-cutting themes as the schematic below shows; to embrace a sufficiently comprehensive scope; maximize the impact; and match the evolving and growing demand from low- and middle-income countries.