Symposium 2021

1.7 billion adults still remain unbanked.
1.1 have a mobile phone... Think of the potential.

18 May - 24 June

What they say

In 2017, 1.7 billion adults worldwide were unbanked. Of those, 1.1 billion have a mobile phone.
Think of the potential.

Financial inclusion improves access to finance for businesses, can empower women and makes vulnerable adults more resilient to economic shocks. The 2021 FIGI Symposium provides a forum for dialogue amongst telecom and financial sector authorities, financial service providers, and related stakeholders from around the world to share experiences and perspectives on scaling up digital financial services.

In 2017, 1.7 billion adults worldwide were unbanked. Of those, 1.1 billion have a mobile phone.
Think of the potential.

Global platform

Government, industry and academia sharing expertise and lessons learned on digital financial models and services

Showcase initiatives

Unique digital financial inclusion insights and use cases from countries advancing financial inclusion

Thought leadership

Building expertise, knowledge and best practices in policy, business and technology

Join the #FIGI Community

Network with leaders, influencers and innovators to help foster financial inclusion globally

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acceptance

Digital ID for
financial services

Security

Electronic payment
acceptance

Digital ID for
financial services

Security

FIGI Symposium

The FIGI Symposium provides a forum for regulators, telecom, financial services, digital financial services providers and all concerned stakeholders to share their experience and views on the main challenges to be addressed for scaling up digital financial services and fostering financial inclusion globally.

Organized by

Supported by

Organized by

Supported by

A multi-stakeholder approach

Central Banks

Government

Telecom Regulators

Government

DFS providers

Payment Service Providers

International Organizations

Academia

Financial Sector Authorities

Government

Telecom Regulators

DFS providers

Payment Service Providers

International Organizations

Academia

Fintech companies

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FIGI

Harnessing and balancing innovation: Payments in the fintech era

Tue, 14 Sep 2021

Providing everyone with a transaction account to send and receive money electronically is widely considered the first step towards financial inclusion. For the unbanked, such accounts are seen as the gateway to savings, credit, insurance and a host of other financial activities and services. Ongoing advances in financial technology (fintech) have introduced new ways to expand access […]

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Increasing women’s leadership in financial technology

Mon, 13 Sep 2021

Experts often cite the benefits of financial technology (fintech) and digital finance for women. At the same time, few women are represented in decision-making roles in this fast-growing industry. While they make up half of the financial services workforce in many countries, women fill only about 20 per cent of the leadership roles. Their representation in emerging […]

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The basis for safer digital finance

Mon, 06 Sep 2021

oussi, Chief, Study Groups Department, ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau The transformations we are seeing in numerous fields – from energy and mobility to health care, agriculture, and financial services – all hinge on digital technologies, along with an array of associated business ecosystems. All these technologies and systems must be reliable, secure and deserving of our trust. The Financial […]

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FIGI Symposium 2021

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Mahesh Uttamchandani, Practice Manager, ...

ITU INTERVIEWS: Bilel Jamoussi, Chief, S...

ITU INTERVIEWS: Sharmista Appaya - Digit...

Thomas Lammer, Member of Secretariat, Co...

ITU INTERVIEWS: Harish Natarajan - Digit...

Vijay Mauree, Programme Coordinator, ITU...

ITU INTERVIEWS: Helen Luskin Gradstein, ...

ITU INTERVIEWS: Marc Hollanders, Former ...

ITU INTERVIEWS: Rafe Mazer, Project Dire...

ITU INTERVIEWS: Jami Solli, Commercial L...

ITU INTERVIEWS: Narayan Jaesingh, Chief ...

ITU INTERVIEWS: Jeremy Grant, Managing D...

ITU INTERVIEWS: Rory Macmillan, Partner,...

ITU INTERVIEWS: Abbie Barbir, Co rapport...

ITU INTERVIEWS: Wolfgang Balzer, Managin...

ITU INTERVIEWS: Eve D. Araduha, SM. IT C...

ITU INTERVIEWS: Debora Comparin, Chairma...

ITU INTERVIEWS: Kevin Butler, Associate ...

ITU INTERVIEWS: Assaf Klinger, Co-Leader...

Kwame Baah Acheamfuor, Chairman, ITU -T ...

ITU INTERVIEWS: Simeon Coney, Chief Stra...

ITU INTERVIEWS: Emran and Dorothee - Cen...

Highlights of the FIGI Symposium 2017...

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FIGI 2021: Financial inclusion for effec...

FIGI 2021 | Impact of COVID-19 on digita...

FIGI 2021 | Deep dive - Consumer risks o...

FIGI 2021 | Digital Literacy and Securit...

FIGI 2021 | Legacy network protocol, Sig...

FIGI 2021 | Risks of innovative AI appli...

FIGI 2021 | China’s DFS experience so ...

FIGI 2021 | Policy guidance for Digital ...

FIGI 2021 | Harnessing and balancing Inn...

FIGI 2021 | Consumer competences for dig...

FIGI-2021 | Enhancing DFS account securi...

FIGI-2021 | Technology for complaints ha...

FIGI-2021 | Technology innovations and d...

FIGI-2021 | Regulating intermediaries...

FIGI-2021 | Guidance for regulating E-KY...

FIGI-2021 | Policy approaches for digita...

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1.7 billion adults still remain unbanked.
1.1 have a mobile phone... Think of the potential.

In 2017, 1.7 billion adults worldwide were unbanked. Of those, 1.1 billion have a mobile phone.
Think of the potential.

In 2017, 1.7 billion adults worldwide were unbanked. Of those, 1.1 billion have a mobile phone.
Think of the potential.

Global platform

Showcase initiatives

Thought leadership

Join the #FIGI Community

FIGI Symposium

Organized by

Supported by

Organized by

Supported by

A multi-stakeholder approach

Newsfeed

Video Highlights

Join the #FIGI community

Join the #FIGI community

1.7 billion adults still remain unbanked. 1.1 have a mobile phone... Think of the potential.

In 2017, 1.7 billion adults worldwide were unbanked. Of those, 1.1 billion have a mobile phone. Think of the potential.

In 2017, 1.7 billion adults worldwide were unbanked. Of those, 1.1 billion have a mobile phone. Think of the potential.

Global platform

Showcase initiatives

Thought leadership

Join the #FIGI Community

FIGI Symposium

Organized by

Supported by

Organized by

Supported by

A multi-stakeholder approach

Newsfeed

Video Highlights

Join the #FIGI community

Join the #FIGI community

1.7 billion adults still remain unbanked.
1.1 have a mobile phone... Think of the potential.

In 2017, 1.7 billion adults worldwide were unbanked. Of those, 1.1 billion have a mobile phone.
Think of the potential.

In 2017, 1.7 billion adults worldwide were unbanked. Of those, 1.1 billion have a mobile phone.
Think of the potential.