This annual report, published by the Honorary Patron of the GPFI, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands —UN Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development— lays out three priorities for action that could accelerate financial inclusion: ensuring development impact, promoting supportive policies for digital financial inclusion, and reaching neglected populations such as farmers, women, and small businesspeople.

Financial inclusion is now firmly established as a powerful tool to improve lives and strengthen development. Great progress has been made. But with the Sustainable Development Goals on the horizon and inequality growing globally, the stakes are high.