In social protection and emergency programs like many social assistance payments emerging in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, G2P payments are often the main point of contact of programs with recipients. 

The growth of FinTech and the stagnancy of the gender gap in financial inclusion has brought about new and creative approaches to using technology to improve women’s access to financial services. In this webinar, we talked to two organizations - DFS Lab and UNCDF - who have recently organized competitions around women-focused FinTech, and discuss the sustainability, expectation and stimulus of such initiatives.