Women's World Banking hosts Making Finance Work for Women Summit in Singapore - Seite 2

"With more than 80 applicants to the FinTech Innovation Challenge, it was exciting to see so many FinTech solutions addressing the needs of unbanked and underserved women around the globe," said Iskenderian. "Our four finalists show great promise in addressing women's economic security and prosperity. I am particularly excited to see that all of our finalists have women CEOs and/or Founders."

Women's World Banking will also be hosting its 18^th Global Network Member Day. The Women's World Banking Network of financial service providers has been a central part of the organization during its 40-year history. Institutions in the network champion women's financial inclusion in their local markets, share best practices, and leverage each other's expertise in inclusive economies to help acquire, activate, drive usage by, and retain women clients. At this year's meeting, 16 new members were inducted into the network, including: Access Bank (Ghana); Access Bank (Nigeria); Access Bank (Rwanda); Access Bank (Zambia); Aflore (Colombia); Banco Azteca (Mexico); Bank of Baroda (India); Bank of Industry (Nigeria); Bloom Impact (Ghana); Frontier Markets Consulting (India); Kaleidofin (India); One FI (Nigeria); Pula Advisors (Kenya); Sterling Bank (Nigeria); TMSS (Bangladesh); and Wing Ltd Specialised Bank (Cambodia).

The programming in Singapore concludes with the launch of the second cohort of She Counts members. She Counts harnesses the power of savings and other financial tools to help women save securely, invest in their businesses and take control of their financial future. The financial service providers that are designated as She Counts members represent institutions that showcase best practices in engaging women clients with savings and other products. The 2019 She Counts cohort includes: Access Bank (Nigeria); ASA (Bangladesh); Banco W (Colombia); CARD Bank (Philippines); Kaleidofin (India); MaTontine (Senegal); NMB Bank (Tanzania); and Sterling Bank (Nigeria) and is supported by the Exxon Mobil Foundation.

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. The event is made possible with additional support from Oriente, Oliver Wyman, #SheMeansBusiness and WhatsApp.

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Women's World Banking designs and invests in the financial solutions, institutions and policy environments in emerging markets to create greater economic stability and prosperity for women, their families, and their communities. With a global reach of 53 partners in 32 countries serving more than 30 million women clients, Women's World Banking drives impact through its scalable, market-driven solutions; gender-lens private equity fund; and leadership and diversity programs.