Asia-Pacific Financial Inclusion Summit from Oct 27-29

The Asia Pacific Financial Inclusion Summit will be held from October 27-29 at Markati Shangri-la Manila, Philippines under the theme 'Accelerating Financial Inclusion to Enable Economic Progress'.

It is co-hosted by Financial Times (FT), Citi Foundation and Foundation for Development Cooperation in partnership with Banking With The Poor Network, The event will be a catalyst for debate, best practice, knowledge exchange, and partnership among over 500 practitioners, policymakers, and other stakeholders to achieve significantly greater financial inclusion in the region.

The summit will create a new platform to reflect the integration of ability, access and other key elements that can make an impact and scale in inclusive finance. Some of the key global and industry leaders will address the most timely issues and challenges relating to financial inclusion. Key discussion sessions will cover, Financial inclusion - catalyst for sustainable development and economic transformation, Financial inclusion in the digital era - transformation in the market, Regulatory frameworks conducive to financial inclusion.