Half of the adults around the world – around 2.5 billion people – don’t use formal financial services, and 75% of poor people are unbanked because of costs, travel distances and burdensome requirements involved in opening a financial account. While the poor don’t have the same access to financial products, their need for financial services may be even greater. Financial inclusion is a key to achieving our goals of eliminating extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. World Bank ...
