Digital Financial Services and Financial Inclusion in the Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges

Event: Knowledge Sharing by ADB Interns

Digital Financial Services and Financial Inclusion in the Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges

09 January 2018

Author / Speaker:

Ravi Shankar Jha, Asian Development Bank - Other materials by the author

The Pacific Islands region is one of the least banked in the world. Digital finance could emerge as a major instrument in making financial services reach a larger population in the region by overcoming traditional constraints. However, several challenges remain in the way of digital finance itself which need to be overcome if its true potential for enhancing financial inclusion is to be realized.

Geographical Focus:

Global

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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