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Financial Inclusion 2020

Access to a range of quality financial services at affordable prices, delivered with convenience and dignity, can change the course of an individual’s, family’s, or business’s future. We are working with financial service providers, policymakers, regulators, technology providers, and others to realize full financial inclusion worldwide. Learn more ›

Through FI2020, the Center for Financial Inclusion aims to build a movement that mobilizes stakeholders to achieve full global inclusion using the year 2020 as a focal point to galvanize action. Our definition of financial inclusion

9%

of people in low-income countries use cell phones to receive money.

68%

Most of the world's population growth will be in less developed countries over the next decade.

1 in 5

Developed and less developed countries are aging. In 1950, 1 in 20 people worldwide was elderly; by 2050 it will be 1 in 5.

11%

11% of people in low-income countries saved money at a financial institution.

89% vs 24%

89% of people in high-income countries have an account at a financial institution compared to 24% in low-income countries.

Use Our Data Explorer and Country Profiles at Mapping the Invisible Market for More

The three principal activities of FI2020:

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Roadmap to Inclusion

Action-oriented blueprints on how to reach new and underserved markets.

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Aging and Financial Inclusion

Research on meeting the needs of aging populations as access to financial services expands in the developing world.

 

FI2020 Videos

More videos are available on CFI's YouTube channel.

Recent Financial Inclusion 2020 Blog Posts

  • Financial Inclusion amid Haiti’s Political Crisis
    > Posted by Hannah Sherman and Jeffrey Riecke, Project Associate and Communications Specialist, CFI In terms of financial inclusion, Haiti has much to be excited about. That might come as a surprise as it is considered to have among the worst environments for financial inclusion efforts, at least according to the Global Microscope. In the 2015 […]
  • Egypt Records Huge Progress in Policy Environment for Financial Inclusion
    > Posted by Allyse McGrath, Senior Associate, CFI Readers of the 2015 Global Microscope, which spotlights the quality of the policy environment for financial inclusion, often focus on the countries at the top of the pack. However, some of the largest improvements in this year’s report are happening towards the bottom of the ranks. This […]
  • Why We Aren’t Surprised that Ezubo, the P2P Lender in China, Is a Ponzi Scheme
    > Posted by Susy Cheston, Senior Advisor, CFI The news is out. Ezubo is a Ponzi scheme. The lending company, a P2P platform in China, has bilked 900,000 private investors out of a stunning US$7.6 billion. Ezubo is China’s largest ever online scam—but it is not alone. It is one of 2,612 P2P sites that […]
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