February 6, 2020
Finance Forward South Asia 2019 - A Recap
South Asia has seen impressive strides on financial health in the past five years. Mobile money and government programs have helped millions of people open bank accounts, find capital to open a business, or build savings for the future. Still, there’s a long way to go: one recent estimate found that more than a billion people in Asia have no access to formal financial services. Our latest accelerator, Finance Forward: South Asia 2019, featured 12 startups that are improving financial health for people and small business owners in South Asia. The accelerator was part of Finance Forward, a global coalition created with MetLife Foundation, PayPal, and local partners to support more than 100 early-stage entrepreneurs building tech-enabled solutions around financial health in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and India.