Purpose. More than half of the world's adult population lacks access to credit, insurance, sa... more Purpose. More than half of the world's adult population lacks access to credit, insurance, savings accounts, and other forms of formal financial services. Therefore, providing access to financial services for all has become a priority for national policymakers, multilateral institutions and other players in the development and innovation field. The aim of this paper is to answer the following questions: What are the key processes that lead to an inclusive financial system and what are the wider (longer term) impacts of improved financial inclusion on the lives of disadvantaged people, their quality of life and life chances. Approach. The questions are answered by adopting a multi-stage approach. The first stage involves 'talking' to 'knowledgeable' individuals of agencies/projects that deliver financial inclusion services and aims at getting a sense of the types of agencies that deliver financial inclusion, their experiences with promoting financial inclusion, an...
Purpose. More than half of the world's adult population lacks access to credit, insurance, sa... more Purpose. More than half of the world's adult population lacks access to credit, insurance, savings accounts, and other forms of formal financial services. Therefore, providing access to financial services for all has become a priority for national policymakers, multilateral institutions and other players in the development and innovation field. The aim of this paper is to answer the following questions: What are the key processes that lead to an inclusive financial system and what are the wider (longer term) impacts of improved financial inclusion on the lives of disadvantaged people, their quality of life and life chances. Approach. The questions are answered by adopting a multi-stage approach. The first stage involves 'talking' to 'knowledgeable' individuals of agencies/projects that deliver financial inclusion services and aims at getting a sense of the types of agencies that deliver financial inclusion, their experiences with promoting financial inclusion, an...
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