Better Money Better World

#71 | Financial Inclusion Isn’t the Product. It’s the Path.

Episode Summary

What happens when technology, capital and local knowledge come together to bring financial services to the people who have traditionally been left out? In the latest episode of Better Money, Better World, Daniel Pianko is joined by Rahil Rangwala and Amee Parbhoo, Managing Partners of Accion Ventures, for a global tour of fintech, financial inclusion, and the technologies reshaping how underserved communities access capital. Accion is a global nonprofit with a 65-year track record of advancing financial inclusion. As part of Accion Impact Management, Accion Ventures builds on that legacy by investing in early-stage technology companies serving populations that have traditionally been excluded from formal financial services. The most powerful innovations in financial inclusion may not begin with a new financial product at all. They begin by understanding what people are trying to achieve, and finding better ways to help them get there. Listen to the full conversation with Rahil Rangwala and Amee Parbhoo on the latest episode of Better Money, Better World.

Episode Notes

What happens when technology, capital and local knowledge come together to bring financial services to the people who have traditionally been left out?
In the latest episode of Better Money, Better World, Daniel Pianko is joined by Rahil Rangwala and Amee Parbhoo, Managing Partners of Accion Ventures, for a global tour of fintech, financial inclusion, and the technologies reshaping how underserved communities access capital.
Accion is a global nonprofit with a 65-year track record of advancing financial inclusion. As part of Accion Impact Management, Accion Ventures builds on that legacy by investing in early-stage technology companies serving populations that have traditionally been excluded from formal financial services.
The most powerful innovations in financial inclusion may not begin with a new financial product at all. They begin by understanding what people are trying to achieve, and finding better ways to help them get there.

Listen to the full conversation with Rahil Rangwala and Amee Parbhoo on the latest episode of Better Money, Better World.