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Financial Inclusion 2020

Access to a range of quality financial services at affordable prices, delivered with convenience and dignity, can change the course of an individual’s, family’s, or business’s future. We are working with financial service providers, policymakers, regulators, technology providers, and others to realize full financial inclusion worldwide. Learn more ›

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Through the Financial Inclusion 2020 project, the Center for Financial Inclusion aims to build a movement that mobilizes stakeholders around the globe to achieve full inclusion using the year 2020 as a focal point to galvanize action.

9%

of people in low-income countries use cell phones to receive money.

68%

Most of the world's population growth will be in less developed countries over the next decade.

1 in 5

Developed and less developed countries are aging. In 1950, 1 in 20 people worldwide was elderly; by 2050 it will be 1 in 5.

11%

11% of people in low-income countries saved money at a financial institutions.

89% vs 24%

89% of people in high-income countries have an account at a financial institution compared to 24% in low-income countries.

Use Our Data Explorer and Country Profiles at Mapping the Invisible Market for More

The three principal activities of FI2020:

Mapping the Invisible Market

Research and data on demographic change, economic growth, technology, and more.

Roadmap to Inclusion

Action-oriented blueprints on how to reach new and underserved markets.

Global Forum

Engaging leaders who can accelerate financial inclusion.
October 28-30, 2013, London.

Recent Financial Inclusion 2020 Blog Posts

A Financially Capable Consumer Could Be Your Best Customer

> Posted by Jasmine Thomas, Program Officer for International Financial Capability & Asset Building, Citi Foundation The Financial Inclusion 2020 campaign at the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion is building a movement toward full financial inclusion by 2020. Accordingly, this blog series will spotlight financial inclusion efforts around the globe, share insights coming out of the […]
In Defense of Formal Financial Services: Moving Beyond the Parking Lot and Onto the Highway

> Posted by Sonja E. Kelly, Fellow, CFI The Financial Inclusion 2020 campaign at the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion is building a movement toward full financial inclusion by 2020. Accordingly, this blog series will spotlight financial inclusion efforts around the globe, share insights coming out of the creation of a roadmap to full financial inclusion, and […]
Age Ain’t Nothin’ But a Number

> Posted by Meghan Greene and Sonja E. Kelly, Manager and Fellow, CFI The Financial Inclusion 2020 campaign at the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion is building a movement toward full financial inclusion by 2020. Accordingly, this blog series will spotlight financial inclusion efforts around the globe, share insights coming out of the creation of a roadmap […]
Four Insights into Youth Financial Capability

> Posted by Amanda Lotz, Financial Inclusion 2020 Project Coordinator, CFI The following post was originally published on the Youth Economic Opportunities blog. The Financial Inclusion 2020 campaign at the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion is building a movement toward full financial inclusion by 2020. Accordingly, this blog series will spotlight financial inclusion efforts around the […]