Fintech and financial inclusion in emerging markets

Show Notes:

1. Women in finance are limited in emerging markets. Women are not considered economically viable and so that makes the financial space to be male dominant.
2. When building for solutions, you need to take into account the kind of problems people face - be it social, cultural, political or geographical.
3. Fintech companies simplify the entire experience without becoming extremely intrusive the way banks do when it comes to availing financial services.
4. Even with the ecommerce boom in emerging markets like Pakistan, there is still a very heavy dependency on cash owing to the lack of trust between the formal and informal sector, and so it requires a whole infrastructural shift to bring a change in this financial ecosystem.

(This episode is hosted by Amna Omer, Global Communications Manager, Tkxel.)