Opening millions of bank accounts and expanding access to digital financial services are no longer enough to achieve meaningful financial inclusion, a newly published global study says.
By
Jacob Mosenda
Senior Journalist with The Citizen
Mwananchi Communications Limitted
Dar es Salaam. Opening millions of bank accounts and expanding access to digital financial services are no longer enough to achieve meaningful financial inclusion, a newly published global study says.
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