Advancing the Digital Financial Inclusion of Youth

Date of publication
21 July 2020

21 July 2020 - This report on has been prepared for the G20/GPFI by the OECD under the Saudi Presidency in 2020. The focus on youth reflects the fact that almost half of the world's 1.2bn young people aged between 15-24 remain unbanked. The report examines the factors that contribute to youth financial inclusion and the role of digital financial services in meeting young people’s financial needs. It then explores opportunities and challenges relating to advancing youth digital financial inclusion. The report sets out a range of options for policy makers based on data, research and country approaches, to help advance the appropriate and safe digital financial inclusion of young people, including ensuring appropriate financial consumer protection and financial education. These policy options form part of the basis for the G20 High Level Policy Guidelines on Digital Financial Inclusion for Youth, Women and SMEs. 

Advancing the Digital Financial Inclusion of Youth reflects inputs and guidance from GPFI member countries, Implementing Partners, Affiliated Partners and other key stakeholders, particularly members of the G20/OECD Task Force on Financial Consumer Protection, FinCoNet, the OECD/International Network on Financial Education, the Arab Monetary Fund and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion, via an extensive consultation process.

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G20 High-Level Policy Guidelines on Digital Financial Inclusion for Youth, Women and SMEs