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Financial inclusion is the availability and equality of opportunities to access financial services. [1] It refers to processes by which individuals and businesses can access appropriate, affordable, and timely financial products and services—which include banking , loan , equity , and insurance products.
Access to financial services is defined as the share of the adult population (population ages 15+) with an account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider. The data for the ranking taken from the Global Financial Inclusion Database , which was compiled by the World Bank .
Measuring financial access is essential for strengthening the link between theory and empirical evidence. Currently, the main proxy variables that measure financial access include: the number of bank accounts per 1,000 adults, number of bank branches per 100,000 adults, the percentage of firms with line of credit (large and small firms). [5]
The Financial Access Initiative (FAI) is an American consortium, established in 2006, of researchers at New York University (NYU), Yale University, Harvard University and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) focused on finding answers to how financial sectors can better meet the needs of poor households.
The concept was conceived during a dinner conversation between Chowdhry and Mahajan. Mahajan, who is a well-known leader of microfinance in India, has argued that a single deposit of a $100 at the time of birth is perfectly feasible and that the cost for the scheme would be much lower than already existing welfare programs in many developing countries [2] It is argued that by giving a bank ...
The Maya Declaration is a global initiative for responsible and sustainable financial inclusion issued by the Alliance for Financial Inclusion that aims to reduce poverty and ensure financial stability for the benefit of all. It is the first global and measurable set of financial inclusion commitments by developing and emerging economies.
In the United States, federal assistance, also known as federal aid, federal benefits, or federal funds, is defined as any federal program, project, service, or activity provided by the federal government that directly assists domestic governments, organizations, or individuals in the areas of education, health, public safety, public welfare, and public works, among others.
Increase access to financial services for the 50 percent unbanked youth. Address the regional six percent gender gap. Reduce the 25 percent gap in access between those with lower and higher levels of education. Focus on advancing financial inclusion for the poorest 40 percent of the population.