https://www.scmp.com/rss/515694/feed Dr Sonja Kelly is the global lead for Women’s World Banking research. Through research on the financial sector, policy trends, financial services providers, and end users, Sonja and her team advocate for women’s financial inclusion. Before joining Women’s World Banking, she advised the U.S. Department of State on strategy for US Embassy engagement in digital finance around the world. She has served as the director of research at the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion, has held consulting... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Water, food, shelter and income are widely acknowledged basic needs of displaced people. But another critical need is often overlooked: finance. Access to banking, money management, payments, insurance and credit are fundamental to modern life. Once the challenges of travelling and settling in a new place are solved, displaced people need to keep money safe, build savings, ensure against catastrophic risk and send money to relatives back home. The world, and Southeast Asia in particular, cannot... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3220859/ukraine-cambodia-women-far-home-need-access-finance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3220859/ukraine-cambodia-women-far-home-need-access-finance?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 May 2023 19:30:19 +0000