Today’s report provides a fresh opportunity to take stock of what has been achieved and the work still ahead. For many years, the UNSGSA has championed financial technology as a pathway to greater prosperity and financial health. We now have more evidence that it is working.
Speeches
UNSGSA Queen Máxima Pre-Recorded Remarks: Philippines National Financial Inclusion Strategy Launch
The Special Advocate commended this new strategy’s special emphasis on resilience and financial health in pre-recorded remarks for the Philippines National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI) 2022-2028 Refresh Launch. Read more
January 28, 2022
ASB-BIS Digital Disruption and Inclusion Conference Pre-Recorded Speech by UNSGSA Queen Máxima
The Special Advocate discusses digital disruption and inclusion — and how it affects people’s financial resilience and financial health. Read more
January 27, 2022
UNSGSA Queen Máxima Pre-Recorded Video Message for the Indonesia Fintech Summit 2021
UNSGSA Queen Máxima highlights the importance of digital innovations for an inclusive and resilient financial system in a pre-recorded video message for the Indonesia Fintech Summit 2021. Read more
December 12, 2021
UNSGSA Queen Máxima's Pre-Recorded Video Message for the Innagural Pakistan Fintech Summit
UNSGSA Queen Máxima provided a pre-recorded video message for the inaugural Pakistan Fintech Summit and to congratulate the wide range of fintech players who have come together to form of the Pakistan Fintech Network.
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December 1, 2021
The Importance of Gender Intentional Business Models in Agriculture
At the IDH-CGAP Gender Transformative Business Models hybrid event, the UNSGSA urges companies to accelerate investments in gender transformation. These investments will boost companies' competitive edge and improve the lives of millions of rural women. Read more
November 15, 2021
UNSGSA Queen Máxima Remarks at the G20 Side Event to Support MSMEs and Women-Led Businesses
The UNSGSA delivers remarks on how to best support MSME and women-led businesses recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic at this G20 side event she co-hosted Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi. Read more
October 30, 2021
UNSGSA Queen Máxima Virtual Remarks at the EU Sustainable Summit
The groups most vulnerable to climate risks are also most likely to be underserved or excluded from the formal financial system. Read more
October 7, 2021
UNSGSA Queen Máxima Virtual Remarks at G20 GPFI Event on Vulnerabilities in a Post-Pandemic World
The Special Advocate stressed the importance of building a more inclusive and responsible digital economy with expanded opportunities for consumers and micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Read more
October 4, 2021
Digital Financial Inclusion for Women in Africa: A Path to Recovery, Resilience, and Innovation
UNSGSA Queen Máxima provides opening remarks at the UNGA G7 Partnership High-Level Event Digital Financial Inclusion for Women in Africa: A Path to Recovery, Resilience, and Innovation. Read more
September 28, 2021
UNSGSA Queen Máxima Video Remarks at UNDP Insurance and Risk Finance Facility Launch
By investing to understand where customers need the most help, insurance providers have a major opportunity to deliver solutions that support customer financial health. Read more
September 27, 2021
Amsterdam Fintech Week 2021 Virtual Keynote Address from UNSGSA Queen Máxima
The Special Advocate encourages private sector innovators to use fintech as a tool for greater financial inclusion and improving financial health in the Netherlands and advanced economies. Read more
June 7, 2021
UNSGSA Queen Máxima Keynote Address at the Financial Inclusion Global Initiative Symposium
The COVID-19 crisis has created an appetite in many countries to invest in key digital public goods. These can provide the infrastructure rails and regulatory enabling environment to reach users and to build financial services which can improve their financial lives. Read more
May 18, 2021
