RFF 2024
Session Recordings
Watch the session recordings from the RFF 2024 convening in Fortaleza, Brazil, the official side event to the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion meetings, where inclusive finance leaders from around the world discussed topics including digital public infrastructure (DPI), new frontiers in the data economy, and digital credit.
Highlights
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Debrief from the Immersive Learning Visit to Banco Palmas
Reflecting on learnings from the immersive visit, this session discusses what we can adopt from countries like Brazil and how we can innovate to create responsible consumer outcomes.
Welcome Remarks
Michael Schlein, President and CEO, Accion
Host Country Remarks
Carolina de Assis Barros, Deputy Governor of Institutional Relations, Citizenship and Conduct Supervision (DIREC), Central Bank of Brazil
The Year in Review
Nataša Goronja, Managing Director, Center for Financial Inclusion
Creating a Roadmap for Responsible Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)
Beginning with a short presentation of Kenya’s experience with DPI, this session provided an opportunity for RFF attendees to consider both the potential and the risks of these systems, participate in an interactive workshop to help build a DPI safeguards framework, and hear from one of the people behind Brazil’s national payments system, Pix, about the importance of designing user-centric DPI.
New Frontiers in the Data Economy: Data Sharing, AI, and Regulation in Responsible Finance
The rapidly evolving landscape of data sharing — driven by open finance, open data ecosystems, and AI innovation — is redefining financial services and posing new regulatory challenges. This session brings together experts working on open data exchange, AI, and regulatory innovation to help draw practical insights on navigating the future of financial services.
Addressing Digital Credit Debt Stress: Lessons from Brazil and Other Markets
This session discusses how we can identify the early warning signs of debt stress in a market and what actions to take. Considering the various perspectives from regulators, policymakers, and financial services providers, the panel examines the challenges involved with regulatory or policy interventions as we continue to work on preventing overindebtedness in today’s digital world.
Provider Postcards: Showcasing Innovative Approaches to Responsible Finance
This session showcases provider-led innovations from Kenya, Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil, followed by a facilitated group discussion about what variables are needed to create an enabling environment for more provider-led innovations for responsible finance.
Call to Action: Fireside Chat on Next Steps
This session reflects on the day’s discussions and provides a call to action, outlining priorities from multi-stakeholder perspectives that need to be addressed over the next three years through the global Responsible Finance Forum.
Closing Remarks
Beth Hurvitz, Board Member, Accion