Report | Oct 8, 2017
This is the Work Plan for the Subgroup on Regulation and Standard-Setting Bodies (SSBs). This GPFI Subgroup supports the implementation and promotion of the G20 Principles for Innovative Financial Inclusion into practice through providing information on the Principles and supporting various implementation activities.
Report | May 13, 2015
This annual report provides a glimpse of the progress made by the SME Finance Forum in 2014. The G20 created the SME Finance Forum in 2012 to accelerate financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Since its inception, the SME Finance Forum has worked in three main areas: knowledge-sharing, convening, and policy change.
Report | Feb 14, 2017
The G20 Financial Inclusion Action Plan (FIAP) Progress Report 2010-2014 takes stock of achievements and the progress of the GPFI over the past five years in meeting the original objectives of the FIAP and additional commitments made by G20 Leaders since 2010. It also provides a full list of documents produced by the GPFI.
Report | Feb 18, 2015
This document highlights the priorities of Turkey’s G20 Presidency on financial inclusion and remittances for 2015. The focus is on implementing the Financial Inclusion Action Plan approved by G20 leaders at the Brisbane Summit in 2014. The Priorities Paper also includes several key events for the GPFI in the coming year. Read the full paper for more.
Report | Nov 28, 2017
The Group of Twenty (G20) recognizes the value of remittance flows in helping to drive strong, sustainable and balanced growth. In September 2014, G20 leaders agreed to a plan to facilitate remittance flows including: working to reduce the global average cost of transferring remittances to five percent; supporting country-led actions to address the cost, and improve the availability of remittance services, particularly for poor people; and using remittance flows to drive financial inclusion and development. Learn more about the G20 National Remittance Plans.
Report | Mar 16, 2017
This Issues Paper framed the subject matter in the opening session of, and throughout, the 2nd GPFI Conference on Standard-Setting Bodies and Financial Inclusion: Standard Setting in the Changing Landscape of Digital Financial Inclusion. The event, hosted by the Financial Stability Institute from 30-31 October in Basel, explored both the potential benefits and potential risks to financially excluded and underserved populations flowing from digital financial inclusion.Six global standard-setting bodies (SSBs), as well as the GPFI who are engaged in work relevant to digital financial inclusion, participated. Both the full Issues Paper and a summary of key points are available for download.
Report | Nov 6, 2014
A report by the World Bank Development Research Group, the Better Than Cash Alliance, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion presents a synthesis of the evidence that the widespread adoption of digital payments in all their forms, including international and domestic remittances, can be instrumental in reaching the goals of the G20.
Report | Nov 19, 2013
The note gives the rationale for financial inclusion target-setting, provides an overview of the main approaches to target-setting and sketches the global context in which target-setting is being discussed. The conclusion is reached that target-setting and monitoring should be undertaken at the national (country) level, with global aspirational goals being helpful to prioritise financial inclusion efforts. The note was accepted by the GPFI at the Plenary meeting in St. Petersburg and represents the view of the group on the most appropriate way in which to pursue this very important aspect of financial inclusion.
Report | Nov 13, 2013
This report outlines recent research substantiating the contribution of the private sector and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in particular for new job creation and investment. It also highlights availability and gaps in SME funding, including for specific subsectors such as women-owned firms and agri-enterprises. New findings and trends highlight the potential of collaborative platforms that have emerged from the G20/GPFI process to combine resources to improve SME access to finance. The report concludes with recommendations for priority issues and work areas for the G20 and the GPFI. The report was produced by the SME Finance Forum on behalf of the GPFI.
| Nov 28, 2016
Documents from the G20 Summit in St. Petersburg mentioning the GPFI:The G20 Leaders DeclarationSaint Petersburg Development OutlookSaint Petersburg Accountability Report on G20 Development CommitmentsGPFI Report to the G20 Leaders A full overview of official materials on the G20 website is available here.
