Is blockchain the missing piece to financial inclusion?

July 5, 2018

The World Bank estimates that over two billion adults worldwide don’t have a basic bank account,
excluding them from the financial tools they need to facilitate in everyday life, to guard against risk,
and to invest in their futures. Microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the frontier markets of Africa, Asia
and Latin America play an invaluable role in driving financial inclusion among this unbanked and
underbanked population.

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USI is a top 10 insurance brokerage and consulting firm, delivering property and casualty, employee benefits, personal risk and retirement solutions throughout the United States. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Valhalla, New York, USI has over $1.0 billion in revenue, more than 4,400 professionals and operates out of nearly 140 local offices serving every state.

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