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Apr 21, 2017 |
GPFI News
G20 Finance ministers and central bank governors, gathered in Washington on 20 and 21 April 2017, welcomed the G20 report on “Digital Financial Inclusion: Emerging Policy Approaches.” The report examines how countries are implementing measures in line with the G20 High-Level Principles for Digital Financial Inclusion (HLPs) published in 2016—aiming at catalyzing government actions to drive financial inclusion through a focus on digital technologies.
Mar 27, 2017 |
GPFI News
G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors gathered in Baden-Baden, Germany, on 17 and 18 March, committed to advance financial inclusion worldwide while supporting and recognizing the work of the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI). A special focus was given to facilitating financial services among vulnerable groups and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises’ (SMEs) in the G20 Communiqué so as to advance and encourage SME participation in sustainable global value chains.
Mar 3, 2017 |
GPFI News
The German G20 Presidency hosted the GPFI Workshop "Climate smart financing for rural MSMEs – enabling policy frameworks" on 23 February in Frankfurt. Members of the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) and representatives of international and other organizations met to discuss the question of how to design policies and regulations that help MSMEs to adapt to and strive in a context of a changing climate.
Feb 28, 2017 |
GPFI News
Hosted by the German Presidency on February 24, the G20 workshop “Helping SMEs Go Global - Moving Forward in SME Finance“, brought together more than 150 experts from G20 countries, development finance institutions, and the private sector to discuss issues related to advancing financial inclusion for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Feb 8, 2017 |
GPFI News
The first GPFI meetings under the German G20 Presidency were held in Wiesbaden, Germany on 23-24 January 2017.
Participants in the GPFI Meeting
A one-day workshop advanced the preparation of the revision of the 2014 G20 Financial Inclusion Action Plan (FIAP) through analysis and discussion of related survey results and an exploration of cross-cutting and overarching issues, including the 2030 Agenda and wider G20 accountability processes.
Feb 8, 2017 |
GPFI News
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.
Jan 11, 2017 |
GPFI News
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.
Dec 2, 2016 |
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.
The use of mobiles and tablets is rapidly increasing with almost 25% of visits coming from mobile devices, and we want our visitors to have the best possible experience when visiting GPFI.org through handheld devices.
Find out more about the new features and give us your feedback.
Oct 26, 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.
Hosted by the Financial Stability Institute of the Bank for International Settlements, the conference brought together governments, regulators, supervisors and overseers, and global standard-setting bodies with the timely theme “New Frontiers in the Supervision and Oversight of Digital Financial Services.” Over two-days, participants examined ways to foster financial inclusion through innovation in digital finance while protecting consumers and financial stability.
Sep 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.
During a three-day conference, four hundred representatives of leading banks and financial technology firms from 50 countries gathered in Beijing discussed how to leverage technology, big data, bitcoin and artificial intelligence towards transforming small business finance.
Participants in the SME Finance Forum. Photo credit: SME Finance Forum
