USAID Invests $38 Million in New YALI Centers to Support Young, Emerging Leaders in Africa
President Obama today announced four Regional Leadership Centers in Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa as part of the Young African Leaders Initiative. The MasterCard Foundation has partnered with the US government, committing $10 million over five years to develop these centers. Read More
Liveblog: Panel: Why are We needed in the First Place? w/ Matthew Bishop
In a session moderated by Matthew Bishop of the Economist, Kamal Qadir of bKash, Stephen Peachey of the World Savings and Retail Banking Institute and Greta Bull of IFC talk about the future role of financial inclusion. Read More
Day Three Wrap-Up
#SoFI2014 has just ended on a great note. Thanks again to all speakers, attendees, staff, and volunteers for working together and making this such a memorable event! Our morning began with a highly entertaining presentation from Jason Young and Tracy Moore of MindBlown Labs, a company that has worked on creating fun, experiential learning tools. Read More
Financial Inclusion is…
At The MasterCard Foundation Symposium on Financial Inclusion, we asked the experts to finish the following sentence: “Financial inclusion is…” Read More
Liveblog: “Building a Client Base” — Strive Masiyiwa, Founder and Chairman of Econet Wireless
Strive Masiyiwa of Econet Wireless takes the stage at #SoFI2014 to share his experience building a global, African-based telecommunications firm. Strive is a leading thinker on business and development, and it’s almost impossible to document all of his activities in an introduction. Read More
Iqbal Quadir on Innovation in Financial Inclusion
Iqbal Quadir from Legatum Center discusses innovation in financial inclusion. Read More
Daryl Collins on Understanding the Complex Lives of the Financial Poor
Daryl Collins from Bankable Frontier Associates (BFA) discusses the complex lives of the financial poor. Read More
Tillman Bruett on Technology and Clients
Listen to UNCDF’s Tillman Bruett share his perspective on technology and clients. Read More
Day Two Wrap-Up
Day two of #SoFI2014 has just finished and once again, there’s a lot to report from the day’s keynotes, panels and, of course, practical, hands-on workshops. The Foundation’s own Ann Miles and Iqbal Nadir of MIT announced the launch of a new competition to encourage innovative practices that encourage further customer-centricity in the world of financial inclusion. Read More