Presentations from the 2009 AFI Global Policy Forum

The Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) welcomed 100 policymakers from 40 countries, and financial inclusion experts from 60 institutions to the first ever Global Policy Forum (GPF) in Kenya. The event was a platform for policymakers in developing countries to share their knowledge of policy solution designed to expand financial access for the poor. It was designed to unlock the collective knowledge of AFI members and other leaders to identify concrete policy solutions that increase financial inclusion.

Find presentations and short videos of many of the sessions below.

Read about the results in the summary report AFI First Annual Global Policy Forum: A Marketplace of Ideas

Focusing on Key Financial Inclusion Policy Challenges

Keynote Address: Perspectives on the Role of Financial Inclusion in Economic Development

• Professor Benno Ndulu, Governor, Bank of Tanzania

AFI Members Roundtable

• Alfred Hannig, Executive Director, AFI
• Professor Njuguna Ndung’u, Governor, Central Bank of Kenya and AFI Steering Committee Member

The Global State of Financial Inclusion

Regional presentations by:

• Latin America: Luis Tejerina, Economist, Inter American Development Bank
• Africa: Maya Makanjee, Chief Executive Officer, FinMark Trust
• Asia: Nimal Fernando, Managing Director, Inclusive Finance International

Global Financial Access Snapshot:

• Daryl Collins, Senior Associate, Bankable Frontier Associates (1)
• Daryl Collins, Senior Associate, Bankable Frontier Associates (2)

Overview of Current Financial Inclusion Survey Methodology:

• David Porteous, Managing Director, Bankable Frontier Associates

Using survey data for financial inclusion policy design

Country presentations by:

• Thailand: Wajeetip Pongpech, Division Executive, Financial Institutions Strategy Department, Bank of Thailand
• Kenya: Shem Ouma, Manager, Research Department, Central Bank of Kenya and David Ferrand, Director, Financial Sector Deepening Trust, Kenya
• Mexico: Raul Hernandez-Coss, Director General for Access to Finance, Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (National Banking and Securities Commission of Mexico)

Generating Practical Answers Together

The sessions on day two were carried out using the “fishbowl” approach. Six to eight participants sat together on a round stage in the centre of the room, and with the help of an expert moderator, discussed challenges and opportunities associated with a range of policy solutions.

Mobile phone banking. Unleashing the potential of technology to expand access

• Discussion highlights: 20 minute video

Agent banking. Turning non-bank outlets into financial service providers

• Discussion highlights: 20 minute video

Consumer protection. The missing link in financial inclusion

• Overview presentation: Patrick McAllister, Principle, Cauris Consulting
• Discussion highlights: 20 minute video

Financial identity. A critical stepping stone for financial access

• Overview presentation: Nicola Jentzsch, Senior Research Fellow, Technische Universität Berlin

Successful Social Networking

• Andrew Robinson, Founder, Ask Agent Ltd.

Policy implications of the publication “Portfolios of the Poor”

• Discussion with Daryl Collins, co-author.

Experiencing Smart Policies in Action

M-PESA – Transforming the Lives of Kenyans

• Betty Mwangi-Thuo, Chief Officer New Products, Safaricom
• M-PESA Video

Regulating mobile money: The Case of M-Pesa in Kenya

• Gerald Nyaoma, Director of Banking Services, Central Bank of Kenya

Financial Education in Action

• Monique Cohen, Founder & President, Microfinance Opportunities

Financial inclusion as a tool for combating poverty - the Bangladesh approach

• Atiur Rahman, Governor, Bangladesh Bank

Closing Remarks

• Guillermo Babatz, President, Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (National Banking and Securities Commission of Mexico) and AFI Steering Committee member