Virtual Executive Panel: The Nexus of Financial Inclusion, Resilience, and Supervision

Event Summary

To mark Canada’s International Development Week, join Toronto Centre's panel on building financial resilience.

Event Details

To mark Canada’s International Development Week, join our virtual executive panel on building financial resilience.

The World Bank’s latest Global Findex survey shows financial inclusion is rising. 79% of adults worldwide now have a bank account, up from just 50% in 2011. In low- and middle-income countries, that number is 75%, due to mobile technology and digital banking. But access alone isn’t enough. True inclusion must lead to financial resilience, and financial supervisors play a critical role in making that happen.

The panelists will discuss:

  • How supervisors should collaborate with regulators and providers to strengthen inclusion and resilience
  • Strategies and tools for supervisors to drive greater use of financial services and build resilience
  • Empowering people to save to achieve education and health goals

Panelists:

Leora Klapper, Lead Economist, Development Research Group, The World Bank

Mariela Zaldivar, Head, Market Conduct and Financial Inclusion, Peruvian Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and Private Pension Funds (SBS)

Rhodora M. Brazil-De Vera, Officer-in-Charge, Supervisory Policy and Research Department; Head, ESG Supervision and Surveillance Group, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Simultaneous translation will be available in Spanish and French.

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