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Global Leaders Examine the Goal of Financial Inclusion by 2020

January 27, 2014 in Branchless Banking, Center for Financial Inclusion, Client Focus, Financial Inclusion, Financial Inclusion 2020, Policy, Technology | Tags: , , , , , , , | by | 2 comments

> Posted by Center Staff

Expanding financial inclusion to the 2.5 billion unbanked individuals around the world is essential, but why does it matter, and is it possible in the next six years?

In recent years, the inclusion movement has achieved critical support and rapid progress. Last year universal financial access by 2020 was endorsed by World Bank President Jim Kim. Technology-enabled business models are catalyzing outreach, building on infrastructure like the mobile phones now accessible to six of the world’s seven billion people.

In the following video, global financial inclusion leaders explore the questions of whether financial inclusion is possible by 2020, and why we should work towards that goal.

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