MICROFINANCE EVENT: Evidence on Innovations in Financial Capability Conference and Matchmaking Event, May 29 – June 1, 2013, Lima, Peru

Event Name: Evidence on Innovations in Financial Capability Conference and Matchmaking Event

Event Date: May 29 – June 1, 2013

Event Location: Universidad del Pacifico, Lima, Peru Cost: The cost to register is USD 100. Applications are being accepted through April 17 for a limited number of scholarships covering conference registration, accommodations and travel.

Summary of Event: On May 29 – May 30, a matchmaking program will seek to link researchers with practitioners to plan the implementation of projects related to financial capability. Awards ranging from USD 5,000 to USD 15,000 will be disbursed to researcher-practitioner partnerships that are deemed promising. The conference, which will be held on May 31 – June 1, will focus on recent research and developments relating to increasing financial literacy and ways to address behavioral biases through product design and implementation.

Background on Organizers: This event is hosted by Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), a US-based nonprofit, under the Citi IPA Financial Capability Research Fund, which is supported by The Citi Foundation, the charitable arm of US-based financial service provider Citigroup. The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, a US-based affiliate of IPA, is also collaborating to produce the event.

Event Website: http://www.poverty-action.org/financialcapability/lima2013

For more information, you may contact the organizers by phone at +511 422 8316 or by email at fcresearch[at]poverty-action.org.

Sources and Additional Resources:

Evidence on Innovations in Financial Capability Conference and Matchmaking, http://www.poverty-action.org/financialcapability/lima2013

MicroCapital story, March 25, 2013, “MICROFINANCE EVENT: Evidence on Innovations in Savings and Payments Conference and Research Workshop, June 20 – 24, 2013, Kampala, Uganda,” https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-evidence-on-innovations-in-savings-and-payments-conference-and-research-workshop-june-20-24-2013-kampala-uganda/

MicroCapital story, July 12, 2012, “MICROCAPTIAL BRIEF: Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), Citi Foundations Issue Call for Financial Capability Research Funding Proposals,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-innovations-for-poverty-action-ipa-citi-foundation-issue-call-for-financial-capability-research-funding-proposals/

MicroCapital story, December 6, 2010, “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Citibank Launches Website for Practitioners and Researchers in the Field of Financial Capability,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-citibank-launches-website-for-practitioners-and-researchers-in-the-field-of-financial-capability/

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