{"id":42639,"date":"2015-08-10T17:15:42","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T21:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging21.finca.org\/uncategorized-en-ca\/village-banking-2020"},"modified":"2023-12-12T05:45:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T10:45:20","slug":"village-banking-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/village-banking-2020","title":{"rendered":"Village Banking 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

You swipe your card at the check-out and probably think nothing of it. Because you\u2019re in the banking system, you can manage everyday transactions with ease, pay bills online if you like, move money between accounts, and withdraw cash at an ATM.<\/p>\n

But two billion people \u2014 38% of adults in the world \u2014 don\u2019t have access to the basic financial services we take for granted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They have to barter for necessities or use cash for everything. With no access to a bank, there\u2019s nowhere secure to keep whatever savings they have. That\u2019s why FINCA is banding together with a broad coalition of partners who also provide banking services to the very poor.<\/p>\n

Together we are making a bold commitment to achieve universal financial access by the year 2020<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Our Village Banking 2020 Campaign<\/strong> to reach two billion people in five and a half years might sound audacious, but it is absolutely achievable. Because in the last three years alone, thanks to new technologies and transformative business models<\/a>, more than 700 million people have gained financial access through FINCA and our coalition partners. To reach the remaining people who don\u2019t yet have access to banking services we must keep growing, keep innovating, keep making progress.<\/p>\n

\"Evelyn