Increasing Access to Financial Services to the Poor and the Unbanked

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3.1 The overall objective of the program is to increase access to financial services of the poor and the unbanked via: (i) The acceleration of the preparation and the initial steps of implementation of both: programs to utilize new financial technologies and business models to increase low income household¿s access to financial services, as well as (b) complementary improvements in regulatory frameworks and public/private sector initiatives. (ii) To promote the understanding of these new technologies and business models by financial service providers, regulatory and other responsible public sector institutions. (iii) To generate effective demand for larger scale IDB group projects in these areas, both with non reimbursable and reimbursable financing. .