Project Inclusion has provided an insightful opportunity to work on issues that have the impact to change lives. It has been both a pleasure and an eye-opener for me, and involved me in authentic initiatives across the fintech sector, thanks to The Payments Association’s enviable reputation as a thought leader.
To drive industry activity that informs and collaborates with government and third sector bodies to provide clarity on PayTech innovations and solutions that aim to reduce financial exclusion and the poverty premium
Josh Berle – Business Development Director, Mastercard
Neil Harris – CEO, b-yond
Daniel Holden – CEO, Trust Payments
Simon Thomas – Prepaid Product Manager, allpay
Jos Henson Gric – Founder, Flex Money
Ravindra Meshram – Co-Founder and CEO, Talendeur
Ramsey El Dabbagh – Corporate Development, algbra
Nizam Uddin OBE – Chief Strategy Officer, algbra
Emily Boyd – Director, Financial Inclusion, Mastercard
Cormac McCarthy – Partnership Development Manager, Pennies
Kit Yarker – Product Marketing Director, PPS
Nadia Benaissa – Marketing Director, BPC
Alex Lambeth – Public Affairs Director, Crown Agents Bank
Nigel Atta-Mensah, Board Member, Crown Agents Bank
Andy Caulkett – Solutions Delivery Lead, Ingenico
Shadia Hanna -Principal, Payment Industry Relations, Discover Financial Services
Kevin Flood – Senior Manager, Financial Services, EY
In the light of the U.K. government’s plans for the U.K. to become global cryptoasset technology hub, Project Inclusion, with the support of Mastercard, has launched its research initiative: Inclusive Crypto and CBDC’s– emerging themes and propositions.
Project Inclusion members spoke to select industry experts to get their perspectives on the possibilities of the new era of digital currencies addressing the financially excluded and underserved communities. Specifically, what are the financial inclusion use cases for these emerging currencies and assets and what will be their impact in the next 5 years?
The Payments Association’s Project Inclusion team in partnership with Mastercard, has launched its newest research initiative into ‘Lifestyle and Values Banking’. The project conducted several interviews with banks from across the UK and around the globe who are catering to consumers by going beyond monetary factors and providing alternative offerings and services and supporting the pillars of equality.
Sponsored by Mastercard and in association with The Inclusion Foundation, our new Payments Association Project Inclusion interview series will delve deeper into the aspects of affordable credit and assess the evolution of the landscape, by looking at recent developments and challenges in the affordable credit market, identifying areas of fintech innovation and next steps to further progress.
This month’s podcast, moderated by Project Inclusion Lead Josh Berle, explores how digital and financial exclusion remain entrenched in today’s society and have been how they have only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically the cutting out of cash, and a lack of access to technology. The panel then moves on to what the FinTech industry is doing to tackle these issues, before touching on what financially inclusive payments could look like over the next 5 years.
This projects webinar discusses all things credit whilst dissecting the elephant in the room; is selling credit as sinful as it is often perceived? Is it inevitable that credit drives people into further debt? What makes some credit 'good' and some 'bad'?
Day 1 of PAY360 Virtual Conference: The pandemic has exposed the link between poverty and digital exclusion and highlighted the digital divide in society. What can the industry do to ensure everyone is prepared for a digital future and no one is left behind? Watch this session to hear how businesses, government and civil society can work together to innovate and tackle financial and digital exclusion.
Project Inclusion, at the The Payments Association, wanted to ask how well financial services work for the youngest and oldest age groups, where risk of exclusion might reasonably be expected to be at its greatest. This report will shed light on service design and usability, lesser known but important use cases, customer motivation, and convey the essence of what financial inclusion services should be about– accessibility, choice, value for money, and no compromise on service quality.
Have you ever thought how strange it is that financial solutions for women should be marketed in pink? Or what financial services firms are missing by not fully meeting female customers’ needs? Get the answer and find a first overview of the ecosystem of fintech for women in this study by EWPN in partnership with Keen Innovation undertaken by EWPN Research Partners Dr. Erin B. Taylor and Dr. Anette Broløs.
Last month, the Inclusion Foundation in partnership with the Payments Association conducted a survey with the aim to better understand the role of FinTech in tackling financial exclusion and in doing so provide insights and guidance for policymakers and firms, on the role of FinTech in participating/championing and coordinating efforts to tackle financial exclusion.
The Payments Association, in conjunction with the European Women in Payments Network (EWPN) undertook this project to: 1) set a baseline in gender equity issues that will allow for the measurement of change over time; 2) understand the social and structural barriers that inhibit change, and 3) make recommendations
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