About GPFI

The Global Partnership on Financial Inclusion or GPFI was founded in 2010 following the G20 Summit in Seoul, which determined that global financial inclusion was a one of the main pillars of the G20’s global development agenda. At that same meeting, the G20 Financial Inclusion Action Plan was created.

Members of the G20, interested non-G20 countries, and relevant stakeholders are all welcomed at the GPFI Forum. As part of the G20 Financial Inclusion Action Plan, the GPFI works to encourage collaboration and coordination between national, regional, and international stakeholders.

The 2018 GPFI Forum

The purpose of the 2018 GPFI Forum is to discuss the technological trends in digital financial inclusion.

The agenda includes topics of discussion such as:

Blockchain and financial inclusion

Innovative regulatory approaches to financial inclusion

Interoperability for inclusive digital payment systems

Access to finance by women

During the forum, presenters will share specific country case studies of successful financial inclusion policy or implementation. Understanding the achievement of others will help better position our current and future products offerings for success.

WeTrust Advisor Michael J Casey

Our advisor Michael J Casey, blockchain expert, author, and MIT Media Labs educator will be giving the keynote speech on the first day of the GPFI Forum. The day’s talks, including the keynote by Casey, will focus upon how blockchain can be applied to financial inclusion. Details of his speech topic haven’t yet been released, but if it’s anything like his new book, The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything, it will be riveting.

Also in attendance at the GPFI Forum will be Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Visa, Ripple, Lazard, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Vice Minister of Finance, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aldukheil Financial Group, World Bank Group, SME Finance Forum (International Finance Corporation), Alliance for Financial Inclusion, Dubai Future Foundation, Better than Cash Alliance, ID2020, Pagos Digitales Peruanos, OECD, Women’s World Banking, Diamond Bank, representatives from several Central Banks, and many more.

We’re honored to be taking part in the G20’s Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion Forum this year in Saudi Arabia. Enabling financial inclusion is part of our mission; we can’t wait to share our vision and learn how others are working to make that happen.