
Financial inclusion: Learning from cash for better products
Financial literacy is highly valuable, but the prevailing idea that education is the only solution to financial exclusion often overlooks

Financial literacy is highly valuable, but the prevailing idea that education is the only solution to financial exclusion often overlooks

Karen Nadasen, CEO of PayU Africa, highlights how digital payments are driving financial inclusion across Africa, enabling economic opportunities and transforming access to financial services.

Mobile money is enabling millions in Sub-Saharan Africa to access financial services, driving economic growth, and empowering underserved communities, particularly women, through innovative digital solutions.

Discover how technology drives financial inclusion in developing countries, enhancing access to banking, loans, and cross-border payments through innovative fintech, blockchain, and digital wallets.

Dr Elinor Carmi, co-director of a new MSc in Data, Policy & Social Justice at City St George’s, University of London, on educating critical thinkers as policymakers of the future.

Alicia Staley, Chief Patient Officer at Medidata, highlights the need for diversity in clinical trials, exploring how AI and patient-centred technology improve accessibility and inclusivity.

Matthew Jenkins, founder of Dream and Leap, examines technology’s impact on mental health, urging leaders to foster balance and ensure it enhances, rather than overwhelms, human wellbeing.

Kimberly Brown of GSMA highlights how mobile technology supports humanitarian efforts, providing critical information, aiding crisis response, and addressing challenges including inequality, misinformation, and connectivity gaps.

Navigating online mental health support is often confusing and fragmented. Clearer signposting and better data infrastructure can make finding help as simple as everyday digital tasks.

Dmitry Borodin, Head of Decision Analytics at Creditinfo, explores how AI and alternative data are transforming financial inclusion, helping underserved groups access credit and economic opportunities.

AI is revolutionising disaster response, from predictive analytics preventing crises to real-time data aiding relief efforts. Ethical AI solutions empower nonprofits, ensuring technology serves global humanitarian needs.

As AI reshapes industries, its impact on mental health is profound. While it disrupts jobs, it also fosters new opportunities. Human creativity remains irreplaceable.

Robust data management is crucial for disaster response. Accurate, real-time data enables swift decisions, preventing misallocated resources and delays that could cost lives.

Technology is revolutionising disaster response, from AI-driven predictions to emergency telecommunications. As climate change intensifies crises, innovative solutions are vital for preparedness, immediate relief, and long-term recovery.

Founder Nikita Kuzmin on Helpster’s long, arduous mission to save lives in developing countries by connecting patients and doctors directly with donors.

Dulas is transforming healthcare in underserved communities by delivering solar-powered solutions, such as vaccine refrigerators, to ensure reliable immunisations and to build resilient local healthcare systems.

auticon US CEO Vance Checketts on reckoning with the fact that up to 20% of people in our teams are neurodivergent.

Tech leaders may already know their teams are rich in neurodiversity, but keeping hold of them means intentional action.

AI is revolutionising online content moderation by automating the detection of harmful materials like violence and abuse, while working alongside human moderators to ensure safety and compliance.

Helpster Charity, led by CEO Kate Lysykh, leverages technology to provide life-saving healthcare to children in Africa and Asia, combating preventable deaths from diseases like malaria and pneumonia.

Real-time, personalised transport information is key to improving passenger experience. By integrating accessible data, rail travel can become more intuitive, responsive, and inclusive for all.

Peter Turner, CCO at TeamViewer, discusses how remote connectivity solutions are transforming healthcare by improving accessibility, reducing costs, and enhancing patient care in remote areas.

Felix Ohswald, CEO of GoStudent, explores AI’s transformative role in education, from early childhood learning to post-classroom tools, and its potential to enhance personalised, lifelong learning.

Women, comprising half the global population, face significant healthcare disparities. Rebecca Hainsworth of Browne Jacobson explores how technology is improving diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes.

How Hartmann Group has embraced transformation and new digital business models.

How Danish engineering giant Danfoss is using advanced IoT and AI to deliver dramatic energy efficiency gains to buildings around the world.

Local governments face rising compliance and budget pressures. Lease accounting software centralises data, improves forecasting, and boosts transparency, enabling smarter financial management and stronger public trust.

The Isle of Man, strategically positioned in the Irish Sea, has launched a Sustainable Finance Roadmap with plans to become a ‘living laboratory’ for green finance by 2026.

Corporate trailblazers must prioritise ethical innovation to drive responsible change, ensuring sustainable progress and creating true value in a rapidly evolving digital age.

Daniel Winterstein, Good-Loop’s founder, says technology is fundamental to online advertising being a positive force

Olivia Gambelin is founder and CEO of Ethical Intelligence. In this podcast, Olivia talks about her company’s mission to help organisations build ethical technology.

Neil Spann is Managing Director of Power Roll, a startup at the cutting edge of innovation in the solar energy space. In this podcast, Neil talks to Stuart Hodge about breaking down adoption barriers and how Power Roll’s unique solar film is generating energy for underserved communities around the world.

Financial literacy is highly valuable, but the prevailing idea that education is the only solution to financial exclusion often overlooks

Karen Nadasen, CEO of PayU Africa, highlights how digital payments are driving financial inclusion across Africa, enabling economic opportunities and transforming access to financial services.

Mobile money is enabling millions in Sub-Saharan Africa to access financial services, driving economic growth, and empowering underserved communities, particularly women, through innovative digital solutions.

Discover how technology drives financial inclusion in developing countries, enhancing access to banking, loans, and cross-border payments through innovative fintech, blockchain, and digital wallets.

Dr Elinor Carmi, co-director of a new MSc in Data, Policy & Social Justice at City St George’s, University of London, on educating critical thinkers as policymakers of the future.

Alicia Staley, Chief Patient Officer at Medidata, highlights the need for diversity in clinical trials, exploring how AI and patient-centred technology improve accessibility and inclusivity.

Matthew Jenkins, founder of Dream and Leap, examines technology’s impact on mental health, urging leaders to foster balance and ensure it enhances, rather than overwhelms, human wellbeing.

Kimberly Brown of GSMA highlights how mobile technology supports humanitarian efforts, providing critical information, aiding crisis response, and addressing challenges including inequality, misinformation, and connectivity gaps.

Navigating online mental health support is often confusing and fragmented. Clearer signposting and better data infrastructure can make finding help as simple as everyday digital tasks.

Dmitry Borodin, Head of Decision Analytics at Creditinfo, explores how AI and alternative data are transforming financial inclusion, helping underserved groups access credit and economic opportunities.

AI is revolutionising disaster response, from predictive analytics preventing crises to real-time data aiding relief efforts. Ethical AI solutions empower nonprofits, ensuring technology serves global humanitarian needs.

As AI reshapes industries, its impact on mental health is profound. While it disrupts jobs, it also fosters new opportunities. Human creativity remains irreplaceable.

Robust data management is crucial for disaster response. Accurate, real-time data enables swift decisions, preventing misallocated resources and delays that could cost lives.

Technology is revolutionising disaster response, from AI-driven predictions to emergency telecommunications. As climate change intensifies crises, innovative solutions are vital for preparedness, immediate relief, and long-term recovery.

Founder Nikita Kuzmin on Helpster’s long, arduous mission to save lives in developing countries by connecting patients and doctors directly with donors.

Dulas is transforming healthcare in underserved communities by delivering solar-powered solutions, such as vaccine refrigerators, to ensure reliable immunisations and to build resilient local healthcare systems.

auticon US CEO Vance Checketts on reckoning with the fact that up to 20% of people in our teams are neurodivergent.

Tech leaders may already know their teams are rich in neurodiversity, but keeping hold of them means intentional action.

AI is revolutionising online content moderation by automating the detection of harmful materials like violence and abuse, while working alongside human moderators to ensure safety and compliance.

Helpster Charity, led by CEO Kate Lysykh, leverages technology to provide life-saving healthcare to children in Africa and Asia, combating preventable deaths from diseases like malaria and pneumonia.

Real-time, personalised transport information is key to improving passenger experience. By integrating accessible data, rail travel can become more intuitive, responsive, and inclusive for all.

Peter Turner, CCO at TeamViewer, discusses how remote connectivity solutions are transforming healthcare by improving accessibility, reducing costs, and enhancing patient care in remote areas.

Felix Ohswald, CEO of GoStudent, explores AI’s transformative role in education, from early childhood learning to post-classroom tools, and its potential to enhance personalised, lifelong learning.

Women, comprising half the global population, face significant healthcare disparities. Rebecca Hainsworth of Browne Jacobson explores how technology is improving diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes.