The gender gap in the adoption of fintech and digital remittances is significant. Recent research by UNCDF indicates that six (6) out of 10 remittance recipients are women, however, only four (4) out of 10 recipients registered to use digital remittances constitute women. Women often rely on more expensive, less secure, and sometimes slower cash-based methods of remittances, citing concerns about safety and distrust of digital options. This has a significant and long-term impact on the financial health of women remittance customers and their families, which also dampens the development potential of global remittance flows.
As part of UNCDF’s Gender Collaborative for Remittances (Gender Colab series), this webinar will explore different and complementary approaches to catalyzing innovation in gender-smart remittances, discussing powerful enabling factors that support innovation in meeting the needs of women remittance customers.
The webinar will discuss UNCDF’s approach to mainstreaming gender in remittance innovation. UNCDF will highlight key findings on women’s access to and usage of digital remittances from demand-side research and will discuss its journey with some private sector partners. We will also hear from Roots of Impact and iGravity about how the Impact-Linked Fund for Gender Inclusive Fintech measures, supports, and rewards organizations that actively innovate for and serve women customers.
Collectively, the webinar’s deliberations will explore the building blocks of innovation for impact with gender-smart and migrant-centric digital remittances.
We will be hosting the webinar on: 27 July 2023, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. GMT
How to join?
Please use the above registration link to register. After you register, you will receive an email confirmation and will be able to add the event to your calendars.
Speakers
– Natasha Dinham, Lead Advisory and Advocacy, Roots of Impact
– Luiana Temba, Associate – Advisory and Partnerships, iGravity
– Julie Kamau, Gender and Research Analyst, UNCDF
Moderator
– Uloma Ogba, Lead Gender Specialist, UNCDF
Agenda
– Welcome note and Opening remarks – 5 mins
– Speaker presentations – 30 mins
– Q&A – 20 mins
– Concluding remarks – 5 mins
Duration: 60 minutes