Support for the establishment of the AFI as an independent, member-owned network was underscored during the G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors held 4-5 November 2012 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Due to AFI’s key role as an implementing partner of the G20 in the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the group welcomed “the decision to establish (AFI) as a permanent network for knowledge creation, exchange and policy dialogue,” according to a meeting communiqué released 5 November 2012.

The communiqué also applauded the announcement of the 19 new Maya Declaration Commitments announced at the 2012 GPF in Cape Town, South Africa, which brought the total number of institutional financial inclusion commitments under AFI’s Maya Declaration to 35 overall, stating; “We commend the additional commitments to the Maya Declaration made in Cape Town in 2012, and encourage countries to measure progress through national data collection efforts.”