Mary Ellen Iskenderian

Women's World Banking hosts Making Finance Work for Women Summit in Singapore

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Monday, October 21, 2019
Finance, Economy, Money, Financial markets, American women in business, Mary Ellen Iskenderian, Financial technology, Eskandarian, Women's World Banking

"Nearly one billion women around the world do not have access to formal financial services and hundreds of millions more are underserved.

Key Points: 
  • "Nearly one billion women around the world do not have access to formal financial services and hundreds of millions more are underserved.
  • Our Making Finance Work for Women Summit will address the obstacles financial service providers face in meeting these women's needs and the solutions that will allow them to reach this market at scale," said Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO of Women's World Banking.
  • The Making Finance Work for Women Summit will also include Women's World Banking's inaugural FinTech Innovation Challenge in partnership with the Singapore FinTech Festival and KPMG Digital Village.
  • The Making Finance Work for Women Summit is presented by Women's World Banking with support from Leading Sponsors Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Standard Chartered Bank.