Event Name: Webinar: Call to Action – Full Financial Inclusion by 2020
Event Date: February 7, 2013, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Eastern US Time
Event Location: Online
Cost: This event is free of charge.
Summary of Event: The goal of this webinar is to provide more information on “Financial Inclusion 2020,” a global initiative recently launched by three US-based entities: the nonprofit Center for Financial Inclusion, payment technology firm Visa and the charitable division of financial services provider Citi, the Citi Foundation. The event will focus on the role each organization will play in achieving the goal of the effort, which is to increase financial inclusion for people worldwide.
Background on the Organizers:
The Citi Foundation provides grants and guarantees focusing on the areas of microfinance, small and growing businesses, education, asset building and neighborhood revitalization. As of December 2011, the institution’s investments totaled USD 78 million. Citi Foundation is the charitable arm of US-based financial service provider Citigroup.
Visa is a payments technology company based in the United States. It partners with financial institutions to provide credit, debit and prepaid cards to consumers. It also offers payment programs and consulting services for commercial clients. As of June 30, 2011, Visa’s network included 1.9 million automated teller machines (ATMs) and 1.9 billion Visa cards. As of September 30, 2011, Visa reported total assets of USD 34.8 billion, net income of USD 3.65 billion and 15,500 financial institution customers in 200 countries and territories.
The Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion (CFI) was established in 2008 as a branch of the US-based nonprofit Accion to promote universal financial access. The center works to bring together relevant parties to perform research, produce publications and develop campaigns to further its goal of increasing financial inclusion. The mission of Accion is to alleviate poverty by providing financial products such as microenterprise loans and business training. As of 2011, Accion reports total assets of USD 325 million and an active loan portfolio of USD 5.5 billion serving 5.1 million borrowers.
About the Presenters:
– Michael Schlein, President and Chief Executive Officer, Accion
– Evelyn Stark; Senior Program Officer, Financial Services for the Poor, Global Development Program; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
– Elisabeth Rhyne, Managing Director, CFI at Accion
– Kate McKee, Senior Adviser, CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest)
– Graham Macmillan, Senior Program Officer for Financial Inclusion, Citi Foundation
– Bill Gajda, Head of Global Mobile Product, Visa Inc.
All presenters are based in the US.
Event Website: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/716563825
For more information, You may contact VisaRSVP[at]fleishman.com. No phone number is available.
By Nicole Boyd, Research Associate
Sources and Additional Resources:
Microfinance Gateway. “Full Financial Inclusion by 2020,” http://www.microfinancegateway.org/gm/document-1.9.60658/FI_2020_Webinar_Invite%20FINAL.pdf
MicroCapital. January 29, 2013, “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion, Citi, Visa Announce Launch of Financial Inclusion 2020 Initiative, to Convene Forum in London in October,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-center-for-financial-inclusion-at-accion-citi-visa-announce-launch-of-financial-inclusion-2020-initiative-to-convene-forum-in-london-in-october/
MicroCapital. January 26, 2012, “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance CEO Working Group Issues Road Map for Microfinance Industry Promoting Smart Campaign, Microfinance Transparency, Social Performance Task Force,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-microfinance-ceo-working-group-issues-road-map-for-microfinance-industry-promoting-smart-campaign-microfinance-transparency-social-performance-task-force/
MicroCapital Universe Profile: Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI) https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Center+for+Financial+Inclusion+%28CFI%29
MicroCapital Universe Profile: Visa Inc. https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Visa
MicroCapital Universe Profile: Citi Foundation https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Citi+Foundation
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