Investing in the Future of Financial Inclusion

Nadia van de Walle July 13, 2022

Participants will introduce themselves
Host (BII) will kick off by briefly synthesizing the case for financial inclusion, recapping progress to date including role of social capital initiatives, and highlighting the remaining challenges to improving the financial health of “last mile” consumers or the roughly 10% of households who remain unbanked. She will pause to see what discussion partners have to add. This recap will include learnings from the Banking Inclusion Initiative’s work and that of BII partners at Mocafi, Greenwood, HBCUs, Urban League, Unidos, NAACP, and others.
We will then have a dynamic discussion with panelists where they are asked 3-4 questions re: what to do about those challenges and how best can private sector actors support unbanked households; exploring areas of opportunity– asking questions on goals, tactics, collaboration, and maximizing return on investment in terms of revenue and social outcomes.
Discussion/Debate between partners on these questions and whether or not inclusion remains an important investment focus
We will close by having each partner issue a single call to action to audience.