The Drivers
Financial inclusion is about providing the unbanked with financial products relevant to their needs and empowering them to use these products effectively. Barclays believes that this is an area of key importance for the banking industry in the 21st Century, affecting developed as well as developing economies. Globally more than three billion people seek access to basic financial services and, perhaps surprisingly, in the UK alone there are still two million people who do not have a bank account.