Event on March 3rd: Can Government 2 Person Payments Ensure Financial Inclusion For All?

How can cash payments from Governments to the poor help increase financial inclusion? Recently, CGAP released their latest focus note which points out that Governments make payments to 170 million worldwide for social programs or wage payments but less than one quarter of these payments actually helps further financial inclusion.

How can we make these direct cash transfers offer other products such as savings accounts, for which there is a high demand and low supply?

A team of panelists will discuss Mark Pickens’ (CGAP) presentation on this issue on March 3^rd from 4 – 6 PM. Jamie Zimmerman, Director of the Global Assets Project, will be on the panel as well.

 My recent blog post on this focus note is here.

 Venue:

World Bank J Building, Auditorium J1-050

18th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW

RSVP: infoshopevents@worldbank.org