1032 Results from /inclusion
Alfred Hannig Executive Director at Alliance for Financial Inclusion
Greater access to financial services for women is considered a key enabler for Gender Equality and Women Empowerment, one of the 17 ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The momentum for financial inclusion of women is indeed increasing and this topic is receiving a growing amount of attention in global debate on economic, social and de...
19 March 2018 /inclusion Financial Inclusion
Ron Delnevo Chair at UK Cash Supply Alliance
I was in Parliament the other week, in a Committee Room, listening to a lot of promises being made by the LINK ATM Network. The promises boil down to the claim by LINK that they will never let any town be without an ATM. Do you remember the “we won’t close the last bank branch in town” promise? It didn’t last - and nor will LINK’s. I have been in C...
06 March 2018 /payments /inclusion Financial Services Regulation
Retired Member
At the start of every financial year, one major concern people have borders on taxes. As tax always has to be paid, this has remained a constant fear for all. While some people wait around till April 15 before facing their tax-related issues, others decide to be pro-active long before they are required to pay their taxes. If you are one such proac...
01 March 2018 /inclusion Personal Finance
Pooja Golakonda Lead Consultant at Edgeverve
Next Tide: We need to be ready The Indian Rural Banking landscape has just seen a major transition, by way of Financial Inclusion under the guidance of RBI. It started with Small savings accounts, Agency banking channel, Aadhaar number, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, BBPS, BHIM, AEPS payments, UPI etc. First time in the history of India’s Banking...
22 February 2018 /ai /inclusion
If you are currently saving into a Help to Buy ISA, you could increase what’s in your pot with a £1,100 bonus, if you transfer into a Lifetime ISA (LISA) before this tax year is out. A loophole means that money saved before the LISA was launched last year can be moved before the end of the tax year without breaching the product’s limit of £4,000. ...
20 February 2018 /inclusion
Naresh Kurup Director - Marketing at CustomerXPs
Financial inclusion plays a vital role in socio-economic development particularly in developing economies. While nations in sub-Saharan Africa have been investing substantial efforts to make financial services available to the underprivileged and marginalised, a vast majority still use informal modes to pay, save and lend. Incidentally, Africa has...
19 February 2018 /regulation /inclusion Financial Inclusion
If you are looking to keep your business organized and profitable, bookkeeping plays a huge role. To flourish in business, you must have a substantial knowledge of financial management, no matter how skilled you are at creating products, providing a service or marketing wears. Otherwise, you would lose money faster than you made them if you do not...
16 February 2018 /inclusion Trends in Financial Services
Brian Richardson CEO at WIZZIT
For Financial inclusion to be a reality a number of critical factors need to be in place. There is little or no doubt that the benefits of financial inclusion far outweigh the enormous downsides of an unbanked population. We need government support. We need support from the banks, the telcos, the retailers, the fintechs, the card associations it ...
15 February 2018 /inclusion Financial Inclusion
Working capital management has an important role to play in the success of any business enterprise. Over 75% of companies that are running at loss or struggling financially would be profitable and liquid if were more disposed to the knowledge and practice of efficient working capital management. The working capital management system helps in ensur...
10 February 2018 /inclusion Financial Inclusion
The LINK UK ATM Network announced a few months ago that it planned to reduce ATM interchange by 20% over 4 years. This move stunned many observers because LINK interchange is calculated each year using a transparent cost-recovery formula, which was approved by UK Regulatory Authorities well over a decade ago. The essence of the argument put forward...
09 February 2018 /retail /inclusion Financial Inclusion
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