Geneva, Switzerland, 14 December 2015
Introduction
The International Telecommunication Union organized a Workshop on Digital Financial Services and Financial Inclusion at the ITU Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on 14 December 2015.
The workshop was followed by the fourth meeting of the ITU-T Focus Group on Digital Financial Services (FG DFS) from 15 to 16 December 2015 at the same venue. More information can be obtained on the FG DFS website: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/focusgroups/dfs/Pages/default.aspx.
Objectives
The objectives of this workshop were to:
- Discuss the latest technology trends and innovations which are likely to impact the digital financial services sector and providers ability to reach the poor in a sustainable and scalable manner;
- Create a platform for dialogue between the telecom and financial services regulators to discuss emerging issues and best practices for the policy and regulatory framework for financial inclusion;
- Share best practices in areas of consumer protection, interoperability, access to infrastructure and security and risk management; and
- Identify collective action and specific next steps to advance the work in the Focus Group on Digital Financial Services.
The outputs of the workshop was submitted to the Focus Group on Digital Financial Services meeting on 15-17 December 2015.
Target Audience
ITU Member States, ICT regulators, Financial services regulators, policymakers, Mobile Network Operators, Banks, Financial Service Providers, Mobile financial services platform providers, International Organizations and NGOs involved in financial inclusion programmes and academia.