Inclusive Financial Systems

About 1.7 billion people worldwide — including 1 billion women — are excluded from formal financial systems. Less than two-thirds of adults in developing economies have a financial account. Because financial exclusion is often interconnected with poverty, digital financial inclusion is key to unlocking the poverty trap.

Our fintech investments expand the usage and affordability of formal financial services that drive financial inclusion through digital innovation and bolster the livelihoods of people in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa — especially women, who are disproportionately excluded from formal financial systems. We focus on innovations in digital payments, productive credit, savings, and insurance — aimed at improving livelihoods.

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Investors

Lynn Eisenhart
Lynn Eisenhart
SIF Deputy Director
Seattle
David Rossow
David Rossow
Founding Partner 
London
Archana Srivatsan
Archana Srivatsan
Partner & Head of South Asia Investments
London
Ryan Kreitzer
Ryan Kreitzer
Partner
Seattle
Antonio Garcia Maldonado
Antonio Garcia Maldonando
Principal
London