Recognizing the power of financial technology (FinTech) to create breakthrough solutions that support and scale quality financial services, Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) is holding an open competition for FinTech innovators to showcase solutions that target low-income populations within the following seven themes: gender, youth, ageing, forcibly displaced persons, de-risking, regulatory technology/supervisory technology (RegTech/SupTech) and Inclusive Green Finance.
Finalists will be given the opportunity to present their solutions at AFI’s annual flagship event, the Global Policy Forum (GPF), held in Kigali, Rwanda, on September 11-13, 2019.
The AFI GPF is the world’s largest forum for regulatory institutions to share experiences, knowledge and initiatives on financial inclusion. Over the past decade, the keystone event has supported an environment for historic financial inclusion policy initiatives and declarations, and this year is no exception.
If you are a FinTech that would like to be spotlighted at the 2019 GPF, AFI encourages you to apply! We are excited to review your application. Apply now.
Up to 14 finalists will be selected to attend the AFI GPF. Here are some of their benefits:
We are looking for FinTech offering innovative solutions in any and/or all of the following seven themes:
Category | Theme | Definition |
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1 | Gender | Solutions that enhance the uptake and usage of digital financial services by low-income women in developing countries. |
2 | Youth | Solutions that provide low-income, youth entrepreneurs in developing countries with enhanced opportunities to access financial services and grow their business. |
3 | Ageing | Solutions which enhance the quality of financial inclusion for the elderly population. |
4 | Forcibly Displaced Persons | Digital solutions for enhancing access of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons to formal financial services. |
5 | De-Risking | Solutions that mitigate the loss of correspondent banking relationships and formal remittances services, with a focus on impacted small island states. |
6 | RegTech/SupTech | Solutions that support financial policymakers and regulatory communities to improve market regulations and supervision. |
7 | Inclusive Green Finance | Solutions that leverage digital financial services to encourage green consumer behavior or which help low-income consumers in developing countries to adapt to the impacts of climate change. |
We are looking for organizations whose:
Applications must be submitted before 11.59pm MYT (UTC +8) on July 5, 2019. Click Apply now to begin or view the application form.
If you have questions, please reach out at fintech.showcase@afi-global.org
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