The 6th Annual Banking Conference Ways That Banks Can Foster Financial Inclusion

01, June 2016: The Sixth Africa Banking & Finance Conference will bring together major stakeholders in the banking and finance industry for a comprehensive overview of this dynamic and critical sector of the economy. The conference will be held in Accra, Ghana from May 31st to June 2nd 2016 at the Alisa Hotel under the theme, "Promoting Financial Inclusion: Connecting people to Banking & Financial Service".

This year’s event will start with a 4 ½ hour pre-event workshop on the 31st of May which will try to explore the various ways that financial institution can develop the capacity of their human capital. Speaking ahead of the event, Naomi Njoroge, Managing Director of Aidem Business Solutions and the organizers of the 6th African Banking and Finance Conference said that this workshop is in alignment to their organizational objective of creating a platform for sharing of ideas and strategies for industry players.

“This workshop could not be timelier as banking and finance institutions face the daunting task of streamlining the skills and efforts of their mid-level managers as they prepare to tap into the challenging yet profitable unreached demographic segments of the economy.”

Over the next few years, banking is going to undergo radical transformation. There has been a huge population of the unbanked and only the most innovative institutions will take advantage of this market segment.

Banks are continuously looking to challenge the status quo by initiating creative product offerings with the hope of making the dream of financial inclusion a reality. This fact is emphasized by the research carried out by Kony INC, which found out that executing on innovation and responding to regulatory changes are some of the biggest areas of focus for banks in 2016.

The conference will cover key topics relevant to the pursuit of financial inclusion guided by the following discussion points; Regulatory Efforts and Supervisory Challenges, Priorities & Strategies, Creating an Enabling Environment For Financial Access, Technological Innovation for Financial Inclusion, Payment Systems in Financial Inclusion, Insurance And Financial Inclusion, Microfinance and financial inclusion, Banking- Human Capital & Structural Challenges for Financial Inclusion- Developing Middle Managers for Business Success, Banking- Business & Product Development Strategies for Financial Inclusion, Supporting Access to Finance with a focus MSMEs and finally Women and Youth In Financial Inclusion-Tapping into this Market Segment.

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