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DraftAgendaGPFIWorkshopandPlenary–6February2018

GlobalPartnershipforFinancialInclusion

DraftAgendaGlobalPartnershipforFinancialInclusion(GPFI)6February2018Centro Cultural Néstor Kirchner, Sarmiento 151, C1041AAE, Buenos Aires City,Argentina

Tuesday6February2018Workshopontheinteractionbetweendigitisationandinformality

8.00-9.00 Arrival&Registration9.00-9.15 Welcomeandintroductiontotheworkshop.

9.15-10.30 Session1:DigitisationandInformality:Argentina´sapproach

Financialexclusionremainsaworldwidepervasiveproblem.Boosting theaccessanduse of formal financial services by underserved individuals and SMEs financialinclusion is paramount to building consensus for fair and sustainable development.There are several constraints that prevent large portions of the population fromaccessing and using the formal financial system. Informality is one of them.Digitisation offers the potential to enable broad-based financial inclusion, especiallyforthoseoperatingintheinformalsector.ThissessionaimstodiscusshowArgentinaintends to harness digitisation to financially include the underserved, particularlythoseaffectedbyinformality.

10.30-11.00 CoffeeBreak/Networking11.00-12.15 Session2:Advancingtowardsdigitalonboarding:Identifyingchallengesand

opportunitiesReliable identity data is critical to achieving financial inclusion. Existing technologiesoffer a solution to improve identification and verification of new customers. Digitalidentities, biometrics and KYC utilities represent a unique opportunity to leapfrogtraditional paper-based forms of identification and registration across borders. Thissession looks forward to debate on the opportunities and challenges posed by theimprovement on customer identity systems, products and services while ensuringAML/CFTrequirements.

12.15-13.30 Session3:LeveragingalternativedatatoexpandaccesstocreditInformation asymmetries in credit markets are a critical mechanism for generatingfinancial exclusion. The use of alternative data or big data holds great promise toexpand access to finance for individuals and small businesses, especially thoseoperatingininformality.Thissessionwillassesshowtocombinenewsourcesofdatatoimprovecreditscoringmodels;hence,expandingaccesstocredit.

DraftAgendaGPFIWorkshopandPlenary–6February2018

13.30-14.45 LUNCH14.45-16.00 Session4:Howtoenhancethedigitalpaymentsinfrastructure?

Openandinteroperabledigitalpaymentsystems,togetherwithnewtechnologiesandnew servicemodels can promote competition to reduce the costs and broaden theaccesstoDigitalPaymentsinfrastructure.Thissessionlooksforwardtodiscussinghowtofosteranopenandsounddigitalpaymentinfrastructure.

16.00-16.30 CoffeeBreak/Networking16.30-17.45 Session5:Ensuringtherightbalancebetweendigitisationandconsumerprotection

Protecting financial consumers impliesbuilding trust and confidenceanddevelopingresponsible practices, without hindering the access and use of digital financialservices. This session aims to explore the trade-offs between promoting the use ofdigitalfinancialservicesandconsumersusingthemresponsibly.

17.45-18.00 Closingremarks