Michael Wiegand, Director of Financial Services for the Poor at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, delivered a keynote speech on the subject of “Democratising Knowledge: The Great Equaliser in a Digital Future.”
Tonik Digital Bank, the Philippines’ first digital-only neobank, is tapping Google Cloud’s advanced platform to accelerate financial inclusion for all Filipinos.
Developing countries like the Philippines are struggling with hyperinflation. Month-long lockdowns and extensions hurt its economy. The country's inflation rate is at 4.7%, as of February 2021.