Economic inclusion and the entrepreneurial spirit

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Highly confident, women entrepreneurs still face systemic barriers

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Making connections that move ideas into action

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Unlocking the power of small businesses to drive climate-smart inclusive growth

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The adoption of digital tools and financial services by micro- and small businesses provides the opportunity to use the increased digital footprint to meet their vast unmet credit requirements. However, a lack of trust arising from consumer protection risks associated with digital financial products appears to be limiting this process.

Mastercard Strive

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Global

Consumer Protection

Financial inclusion

North America

Asia Pacific

Middle East & Africa

Europe

Latin American & Caribbean

AI for social impact

Climate change

Data for good

Digital transformation

Economic development

Financial health

Gender equity

Global development

Public-private partnerships

Small business