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Ep. 03
Welcome to the third iteration of the Interledger Salon, hosted by Smriti Parsheera, Research Ambassador at the Interledger Foundation. This session features a discussion on financial inclusion with James Ogada from the Busara Center in Kenya and Dr. Susan Thomas from the XKDR Forum in India.
The dialogue explores financial inclusion as more than just access to financial services—it’s a means to enhance economic resilience and well-being for individuals and households. Participants discuss innovative, locally tailored approaches to financial services, emphasizing the importance of behavioral insights and robust consumer protection frameworks.
The conversation highlights the value of interdisciplinary collaboration and the need for innovative, context-specific solutions to boost financial inclusion across diverse regions in the Global South.
For more information about Susan Thomas’s work with XKDR Forum, visit their website.
To learn about James Odaga and the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics, check out their website.
You can find more information on Smriti Parsheera’s research Ambassadorship for the Interledger Foundation on our community forum, where she posts her updates.