1.7 billion adults worldwide still have no access to formal financial services. Why does this matter?

Access to finance in remote areas is proven to relieve barriers to poverty reduction, economic growth and female empowerment. Fintech can help solve these challenges but it needs the help – of governments, the public sector and financial institutions.

The Summit highlights the pivotal role the Nordic region is playing in making financial exclusion a thing of the past. The 2019 Summit will:

• Deepen understanding of financial health – and ecosystem drivers that enable prosperity through financial inclusion

• Identify funding gaps for reducing exclusion and explore opportunities for private-public sector partnerships to tackle it

• Highlight targeted Nordic fintech innovations addressing unbanked customers – and identify roadmap to maximise their impact

• Devise policy recommendations for Government, multilateral agencies and the public sector

Why now?

The Nordic region’s focus on humanitarian causes, its progress at building a cashless society, and reputation for transparency, openness and design-led thinking, puts it in a strong position to help solve one of society’s most intractable challenges.

The Financial Inclusion Summit 2019 convenes an international gathering of stakeholders from governments and the public sector, financial institutions and fintech innovators.

The invitation-only Summit will facilitate cross-party dialogue to identify viable long-term solutions to financial inclusion, aided by latest advances in financial technology, that reduce poverty and drive economic growth.

The clock is ticking. Join us to make financial exclusion history.

Summit Programme

The Summit highlights the pivotal role the Nordic region is playing in making financial exclusion a thing of the past. The 2019 Summit will:

Benchmark current challenges and address the roadblocks to technology adoption

Create a framework for successful deployment of financial services that actively reduce exclusion

Address the network of drivers that create the need for, and use of, banking products

Discuss tools needed for successful measurement of the impact of technology on reducing financial inclusion & alleviating poverty

Summit Goals

Highlight Nordic and global best practice in fintech success at advancing cashless societies and reducing exclusion

Harness resources and commitment from the public sector and business to solve the challenge of exclusion in new ways

Create new incentives for syndicated funding by business and public sector organisations

Senior Representatives from Government, multilateral agencies and the public sector targeting financial exclusion

Fintech founders, CEOs and their stakeholders

Financial institutions and financial ecosystem partners from Africa, Asia and Latin America

Finclusion-Tech

The Nordic region is playing a pivotal role in the war against financial exclusion. Join us at the Summit to meet our fintech cohort leading the fight and see the role innovation can play to make fintech for all a reality.