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Women's World Banking Brings Making Finance Work for Women Summit to Mumbai

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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MUMBAI, India, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Women's World Banking, a global leader in advancing financial inclusion for low-income women across the world, is bringing the Making Finance Work for Women Summit to Mumbai, India on 24-25 May 2023. Convening for the first time in person since 2019, the Making Finance Work for Women Summit will provide a space for over 300 leaders in the financial services, investor, philanthropy, policy, and technology communities to come together and discuss innovative ways to economically empower all women through financial inclusion.

Key Points: 
  • MUMBAI, India, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Women's World Banking, a global leader in advancing financial inclusion for low-income women across the world, is bringing the Making Finance Work for Women Summit to Mumbai, India on 24-25 May 2023.
  • The Making Finance Work for Women Summit is one of the ways Women's World Banking is trying to close the gender gap in financial services.
  • Women's World Banking is excited to bring back the Fintech Innovation Challenge as a part of this year's Making Finance Work for Women Summit programming.
  • The Making Finance Work for Women Summit is presented by Women's World Banking with support from Leading Sponsor, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Scaling Sponsor Ernst & Young (EY US).

Women's World Banking Brings Making Finance Work for Women Summit to Mumbai

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Gender equality, United Nations Capital Development Fund, International Finance Corporation, National Bank of Rwanda, Face, EY, Women's World Banking, DFAT, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, MetLife, COVID-19, Policy, Fintech, Fintech awards, Foreign Affairs, National bank, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Climate change, G20, Challenge, Bill, ESG, System, European Investment Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Summit, Female, Ernst & Young, Cryptocurrency, Eskandarian, Woman

MUMBAI, India, May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Women's World Banking, a global leader in advancing financial inclusion for low-income women across the world, is bringing the Making Finance Work for Women Summit to Mumbai, India on 24-25 May 2023. Convening for the first time in person since 2019, the Making Finance Work for Women Summit will provide a space for over 300 leaders in the financial services, investor, philanthropy, policy, and technology communities to come together and discuss innovative ways to economically empower all women through financial inclusion.

Key Points: 
  • MUMBAI, India, May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Women's World Banking, a global leader in advancing financial inclusion for low-income women across the world, is bringing the Making Finance Work for Women Summit to Mumbai, India on 24-25 May 2023.
  • The Making Finance Work for Women Summit is one of the ways Women's World Banking is trying to close the gender gap in financial services.
  • Women's World Banking is excited to bring back the Fintech Innovation Challenge as a part of this year's Making Finance Work for Women Summit programming.
  • The Making Finance Work for Women Summit is presented by Women's World Banking with support from Leading Sponsor, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Scaling Sponsor Ernst & Young (EY US).

Global Hub Launched to Eradicate Women's Digital Financial Exclusion and Accelerate Women's Business Ownership

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022
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NEW YORK, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Women's World Banking and the UN Capital Development Fund today announced the launch of the Women's Digital Financial Inclusion (WDFI) Advocacy Hub, a new global coalition to catalyze collective action to increase women's digital financial inclusion.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Women's World Banking and the UN Capital Development Fund today announced the launch of the Women's Digital Financial Inclusion (WDFI) Advocacy Hub, a new global coalition to catalyze collective action to increase women's digital financial inclusion.
  • The coalition aims to close the gender gap in access to digital technology, skills, and digital financial products for women entrepreneurs particularly in developing countries.
  • The WDFI Advocacy Hub is a groundbreaking global collaboration that will make those possibilities a reality and close the financial inclusion gap."
  • "The WDFI Advocacy Hub will accelerate that progress through coordinated advocacy to help women grow their businesses and secure their financial future."

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

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Monday, October 21, 2019
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"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.