Saving financial inclusion

It needs to be about more than helping people to move money.

I have always been a little wary of the increasing focus on financial inclusion. 

Call me a sceptic, but when profit-generating institutions speak of creating products to serve the poor, I get apprehensive. 

Being part of a formal financial system is undeniably helpful. Dealing in cash comes with security risks and being banked leads to the building of a financial profile that makes it easier to access credit to smooth cashflows or to put towards investment in education or a business.

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