How COVID-19 is Boosting Digital Financial Inclusion
Date: Wednesday June 9th, from 4:00 to 5:15 pm Central European Time
Description: The COVID-19 pandemic represents a threat to the financial inclusion efforts achieved globally over the past decade. However, the crisis also holds the potential to boost financial digitalisation and turn out to be a game changer for financial inclusion of the most vulnerable population, in particular youth and women. This panel will discuss the state of the financial inclusion sector and the potential innovations that can be brought by digital solutions.
- Moderator: Pamella Ahairwe, Policy Officer, Trade, Investment and Finance, ECDPM
- Paola Cervo, Coordinator, Africa-Europe Digital4Development Hub, Enabel
- William Cook, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, CGAP
- Fiona Shera, Principal Consultant, Economic growth, DAI
- Bitange Ndemo, Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Nairobi