Sentences with phrase «financial inclusion in»

He chaired the United Nation's MDG Session on Financial Inclusion in New York in 2010, and was awarded the Global leader award in 2011 by C5 in Geneva.

«We envision a time where token economies can enable innovation and financial inclusion in every corner of the planet»

Additionally, Belfrics aims to promote financial inclusion in Africa by providing bitcoin exchanges and digital currency - based services for merchants and individuals.

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The World Bank has partnered with the Kenyan Government to explore ways on how to use blockchain technology to boost financial inclusion in East Africa's largest...

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have tremendous potential to bridge the gap when it comes to financial inclusion in the Africa continent.

BitMari is a bitcoin wallet provider and remittance service that seeks to deploy bitcoin technology to drive financial inclusion in Zimbabwe through diaspora remittances.

I thought bitcoin had potential to boost financial inclusion in the developing world.

He gave an insightful speech about cryptocurrencies giving power back to the consumer and bolstering financial inclusion in developing nations.

Prior to joining EPIC, Greg worked with Innovations for Poverty Action as a Research Associate on multiple development economics studies in Uganda and as a Policy Associate working on issues of financial inclusion in New Haven, CT..

«Leveraging our service - focused strategy and treasury management, we grew non-interest income by 17 % year - on - year, reinforcing our transaction - banking - led approach towards deepening financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa.»

As a form of electronic banking, Bitcoin could be an avenue for financial inclusion in emerging markets.

Not exact matches

Shahbazi didn't set out to champion the cause of financial inclusion, he admits, but it went hand in hand with Tio's success.

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Mobile is contributing to economic and social development across the globe, delivering financial inclusion to unbanked populations with 270 live services in 90 countries as of December 2015 according to GSMA Mobile Economy Report.

Such results caused global insurance players to take note and propelled LeapFrog's successful fundraising for its $ 400 million LeapFrog Financial Inclusion Fund II, which closed in September.

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The increase in program expenses was primarily the result of the inclusion in the August 2012 financial results of «an updated accrual estimate for employee and veterans» future employee benefits based on accrual valuations prepared for the Government's 2011 - 12 financial statements».

The research found that new digital innovations in banking could bring significant cost reductions for global banks, alongside increased customer satisfaction and financial inclusion for unbanked populations in emerging markets.

Other new investors in the round include Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures and Omidyar Network which invested through their Financial Inclusion initiative.

«The new regulation, a pioneer in Asia, seeks to balance the interests of promoting technological innovations with the potential to improve the level of inclusion and efficiency in the financial system, and to proactively address emerging risks to the system arising out of these new technologies.

In this article by Tearsheet's Suman Bhattacharyya, Anthemis Director Gaia Ines Fasso explains how financial technology can alleviate the issue of financial inclusion.

For European banks, financial inclusion is not only socially responsible — it may help drive sustained economic growth in emerging markets.

A new World Bank report focuses on the role digital technology plays in personal banking and how it can help close the financial inclusion gap.

Closing the gender gap can result in increased market opportunities for financial services firms, as well as greater financial inclusion and empowerment for women.

Milestones India In partnership with more than 50 state - run, cooperative and private banks, India's National Democratic Alliance government has launched the world's largest financial inclusion project to bring 75 million households into the banking fold by the end of January 2015.

He calls these banks an extension of the government's financial inclusion drive, which has led to the opening of 125.4 million new accounts in foreign, state - run and Indian private banks.

On the spending side of the ledger, the priorities have been agriculture support (after two weak monsoons), rural development spending, infrastructure investments and a massive structural shift to direct benefit transfers deposited in the bank accounts of beneficiaries — made possible by the extraordinary biometric identity card program (Aadhaar) covering 950 million people, and the impressive financial inclusion initiative which has opened over 200 million new bank accounts for impoverished families.

Abra's vision for a decentralized network of people, merchants and consumer devices all connected via Internet - based open blockchain technology can usher in a new era of financial inclusion and access to capital for billion of consumers.»

Hope is one of three finalists in The Wall Street Journal's 2018 Financial Inclusion Challenge.

Innovation & development: How cryptocurrencies can be viewed through conventional innovation frameworks, what this unique positioning tells us about their future as a technology, and what possibilities exist for cryptocurrencies in developing countries as crucibles of transparency, positive change and financial inclusion.

These global opportunities include Open Mic Africa, a yearly conference and networking tour across Africa and the Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion which is sponsored by the MasterCard Foundation.

In a press release, the company explained that the technology supported by Citi and Mastercard will improve the organization's ability to promote digital financial access and inclusion for the more than 86,000 low - income minority women entrepreneurs across the United States.

Unreasonable Capital will invest in industries where impact and profitability are maximized — currently, there is tremendous opportunity in (i) scalable clean - energy solutions, (ii) technologies designed to promote financial inclusion and access, and (iii) innovative mobile solutions focused on agriculture, and (iv) companies that are disrupting consumer supply chains between emerging markets and developed markets.

«In a country of 1.2 billion people where only 250 million speaks English, vernacular speech recognition can enable financial inclusion to information dissemination to farmers.

«I am heartened by the growing trend of multi-financing and credit options in Indonesia and believe that the increased financial inclusion provided by DTK can only be more empowering for middle - class Indonesians,» said Jahja Suryandy, Managing Director of Kresna Investments.

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By the special grace of God I used to be a politician, I'm one of the people that people in the National Assembly will not accept and because there is an urgent need for us to take Nigeria out of recession and Post can contribute huge amounts of money to the National coffers that will be distribute among the tasks of government and most importantly, Post can render what we call financial inclusion service, that's getting the people in rural areas, farmers, artisans who don't have access to normal bank services because Post offices are scattered all over the rural places.

In 2018, the Ministry through Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) will pursue the implementation of the digital for inclusion (D4I) programme in 50 districts by providing points of presence for internet access, use of digital financial services and 400 telephony site for under - served and unserved communitieIn 2018, the Ministry through Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) will pursue the implementation of the digital for inclusion (D4I) programme in 50 districts by providing points of presence for internet access, use of digital financial services and 400 telephony site for under - served and unserved communitiein 50 districts by providing points of presence for internet access, use of digital financial services and 400 telephony site for under - served and unserved communities.

Moreover, there is increasing recognition that the health of sectors, such as banking, depend upon there being a diversity of ownership forms, in order to balance risk with stability, short term with long term decision - making and to provide for financial inclusion.

FCMB Microfinance Bank Limited, the Group's dedicated group lending and financial inclusion vehicle, commenced operations as a state microfinance bank in January 2017.

Zenith Bank consistently plays a leading role in payment innovation and deploys products that are consistent with the Central Bank of Nigeria financial inclusion policy.

In a country where close to 80 percent of the population are unbanked, Mobile Money service, popularly referred to as MoMo transformed the banking industry while promoting financial inclusion using proximity and access in a convenient waIn a country where close to 80 percent of the population are unbanked, Mobile Money service, popularly referred to as MoMo transformed the banking industry while promoting financial inclusion using proximity and access in a convenient wain a convenient way.

Candidates in the program receive «financial, communications, grassroots, and strategic support,» and their inclusion in the program helps expose them to supporters who can «help expand the fundraising base for these campaigns,» according to the the DCCC.

Speaking at a Breakfast meeting on Monday with stakeholders ahead of the 2018 budget and economic policy in Accra, Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, said they are reliably informed that government is nursing such intentions, something they believe will threaten financial inclusion.

Citing ongoing projects such as the National Digital Property Addressing System, the soon - to - be-issued national ID card, the land records digitisation agenda and efforts to increase financial inclusion via interoperability in the payment systems, Vice President Bawumia indicated that government was already engaged in the use of technology for the transformation agenda.

The Oyo State Government has promised to support the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) initiative in actualizing the 80 % financial inclusion rate by the year 2020...

Dr Ernest Yedu Addison said the introduction of the system will have a major impact in the country's efforts to ensure greater financial inclusion.

According the bank's first Deputy Governor Millison Narh the bank will «broaden its role as regulators in the promotion of financial inclusion as it aims to reinforce the bank's functions in ensuring monetary stability and financial systems soundness».

According to Vice president Dr. Bawumia, government has chosen a strategic shift and «we want to build a Ghana which looks to the use of its own resources and their proper management as the way to engineer social and economic growth in our country...» For him, a Ghana beyond aid means mobilizing and leveraging domestic savings and revenues transparently; expand financial inclusion with credit services and saving systems for all, especially women; and financing through local capital markets in local currencies.