Wednesday,
May 22, 2019 05:44 AM / By AFI Global
Recognizing the power of financial technology (FinTech) to create breakthrough solutions that support and scale quality financial services, Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) is holding an open competition for FinTech innovators to showcase solutions that target low-income populations within the following seven themes: gender, youth, ageing, forcibly displaced persons, de-risking, regulatory technology/supervisory technology (RegTech/SupTech) and Inclusive Green Finance.
Finalists will be given the opportunity to present their solutions at AFI’s annual flagship event, the Global Policy Forum (GPF), held in Kigali, Rwanda, on September 11-13, 2019.
The AFI GPF is the world’s largest forum for regulatory institutions to share experiences, knowledge and initiatives on financial inclusion. Over the past decade, the keystone event has supported an environment for historic financial inclusion policy initiatives and declarations, and this year is no exception.
If you are a FinTech that would like to be spotlighted
at the 2019 GPF, AFI encourages you to apply! We are excited to review your
application.
Winning entries
Up to 14 finalists will be selected to attend the AFI
GPF. Here are some of their benefits:
The seven themes
We are looking for FinTech offering innovative
solutions in any and/or all of the following seven themes:
Is your organization a good fit?
We are looking for
organizations whose:
Submit your application now
Applications must be
submitted before 11.59pm MYT (UTC +8) on July 5, 2019. Click Apply
now to begin!
If you have questions,
please reach out at fintech.showcase@afi-global.org
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