
Fintech: Great Enabler or Great Divider?
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Each year, new technology transforms how we connect, how we move, and how we pay. But nearly two billion people remain “unbanked.” So do financial technology innovations decrease or deepen the divide between the have and the have-nots? As economies become increasingly digital, what are the stopgaps we need to deploy to protect and empower all? From crypto to credit to portable benefits, Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach shares his big ideas on financial inclusion and the products and policies that give promise to its future. Presented by Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth.
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