Do you or does your organization work in financial
inclusion?
Do you believe that bringing people into the financial system
can help drive constructive social change?
The Wall Street Journal is delighted to announce The
Financial Inclusion Challenge. We invite non-profit and for-profit
enterprises around the world to submit short video proposals that
showcase their solutions to the problems of financial inclusion, with a
focus on addressing the difficulties affecting individuals’ ability to
join and stay in the financial mainstream in the Asia-Pacific region.
These solutions must be innovative, sustainable, scalable
and impactful, and help to increase access to financial programs,
products and services for people who have been excluded from them in the
past.
Our independent panel of judges will assess these solutions
based on whether they have had a meaningful impact on financial
inclusion in Asia-Pacific. Entries will be separated into the following
categories: technology; education; and operational effectiveness.
There
will be three category winners, and one overall Challenge winner chosen
by the judges. Additionally, there will be a People’s Choice winner
chosen by public vote from among finalists.
Finalists may be profiled on wsj.com. Winners will be
invited to attend an awards ceremony in Hong Kong and may receive grants
if applicable in their territory.
