
May 23, 2017 |
GPFI News
The conference focused on digitizing finance, financial inclusion and financial literacy. It drew a range of participants, from central bankers and government officials to representatives of the fintech industry and G20 country representatives.
High-level central bankers and government officials, fintech industry, G20 and non-G20 country representatives, along with delegates from international institutions, met in Wiesbaden on 25-26 January to explore developments in the domain of digital financial services.

May 23, 2017 |
GPFI News
The German Presidency identified four priority areas for 2017, as well as scheduled key GPFI meetings and events in the coming year. Among other efforts, financial inclusion of forcibly displaced persons was identified as a priority.
In December Germany released its Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion German 2017 Priorities Paper. Priorities outlined in this key GPFI document include: (a) review and update of the GPFI Financial Inclusion Action Plan (FIAP): 2030 Agenda and digitization; (b) implementation of the G20 High Level Principles for Digital Financial Inclusion: opportunities and risks; (c) implementation of the G20 Action Plan on SME Financing; and (d) development of a work stream on financial inclusion of vulnerable groups: forcibly displaced persons.

Mar 4, 2017 |
GPFI News
After several months of development, GPFI has launched a mobile version optimized for smartphones and tablets in an effort towards improving a responsive and interactive version of GPFI.org website.

Nov 8, 2016 |
GPFI News
Innovative digital technologies play a key role in advancing financial inclusion worldwide, and the rapid growth of ‘mobile money’ is an entry point for providing broader financial services to many low-income families. These opportunities and the new regulatory challenges were the theme of the Third GPFI/FSI Conference on Standard-Setting Bodies and Innovative Financial Inclusion, held in Basel, in 26-27 October.

Oct 28, 2016 |
GPFI News
At the Global SME Finance Forum that took place in September 19-21, in Beijing, China, leaders from banks, fintech companies and development finance institutions discussed innovations to unlock new opportunities in small business finance following the recently endorsed G20 Action Plan on SME Financing Implementation Framework.

Mar 16, 2017 |
GPFI News
G20 Leaders committed to taking “concrete actions” to accelerate access to finance globally, “particularly in the area of digital financial inclusion”.

Sep 16, 2016 |
GPFI News
Under the leadership of the Chinese G20 Presidency, the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) developed a new set of High-Level Principles that encourage governments to promote a digital approach to financial inclusion.

Sep 2, 2016 |
GPFI News
Under the leadership of the Chinese G20 Presidency and in consultation with G20 members and GPFI Implementing Partners, new indicators have been added to the set of G20 Financial Inclusion Indicators to measure the use, availability, and quality of digital financial services.

Sep 1, 2016 |
GPFI News
In the context of the G20 agenda, the 2016 Forum of the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) was held on July 18-19, 2016 in Chengdu, China.
In the context of the G20 agenda, the 2016 Forum of the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) was held on July 18-19, 2016 in Chengdu, the capital of the Sichuan Province of China. The events were organized by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). Along with Turkey and Germany, China is a 2016 GPFI co-chair. In this context, Mr. Guo Qingping, Deputy Governor of PBOC, and Mr. Wang Minghui, Vice Governor of Sichuan, both delivered keynote speeches.

Mar 17, 2016 |
GPFI News
Participants discussed issues such as global trends of financial inclusion, reaching “the last mile” of financial inclusion, private sector engagement and the role of government in financial inclusion.