MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth
The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth focuses on promoting equitable and sustainable economic growth and financial inclusion around the world. As an independent Mastercard subsidiary, it combines data, expertise and technology with philanthropic investments to empower a community of thinkers, leaders and innovators on the frontlines of inclusive growth. Follow us on Twitter @CNTR4growth and subscribe to receive our latest insights.
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08-22-23
To Measure Social Impact, We Could Start by Using the Tools We Already Have
An initiative called Project Kirana, launched by Mastercard and its partners, helped Renu adopt digital payments, creating the formal transaction history that would show her business was booming.
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07-24-23
Advancing the Financial Health of Women Workers in Global Supply Chains
RISE supports collaborative industry action at scale to advance gender equality in global garment, footwear and home textiles supply chains.
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05-18-23
The Secret Ingredients to Thriving Small Businesses
The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a heavy blow to small businesses, but a silver lining emerged amidst the shuttering of storefronts: a clearer understanding of the types of support small businesses need to survive, grow and compete in today’s digital economy.
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05-04-23
Mastercard: For Everyone To Win, You Have To Keep Score
The Mastercard Newsroom spoke to Franco to learn how the Inclusive Growth Score has evolved, how the new report can help leaders better understand the factors that drive equity and what’s next.
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04-18-23
How To Define Inclusive Growth — And How To Get There
YouTube influencer and philanthropist Lilly Singh and Mastercard’s Shamina Singh took the stage in a packed room in Washington, D.C., to share how we can all encourage greater gender equity.
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04-03-23
How Mastercard Is Advancing Inclusive Growth
At the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, we work every day to forge innovative partnerships, uncover actionable insights and data, and marshal Mastercard’s built-in assets to advance financial inclusion across the globe.
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03-30-23
New Speakers Announced for the 2023 Global Inclusive Growth Summit
Step into a world of innovation at the 2023 Global Inclusive Growth Summit, presented by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and The Aspen Institute on Thursday, April 13, 2023.
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03-08-23
With New Digital Tools, Millions of Women Entrpeneurs Are Building Resilience
After many years of little progress, we’re finally narrowing the gender gap in financial account ownership. According to the most recent Findex, the gap narrowed from 9 percent to 6 percent across developing economies as more women gained access to financial tools.
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02-24-23
Lessons From Birmingham: How To Build Up Black-Owned Small Businesses
At Mastercard, we believe that if we’re truly going to build an economy that works for everyone, we must make sure no one is left behind.
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01-25-23
Mastercard's Davos Takeaways: The Economy, Blockchain and Building Trust by Accelerating Inclusion
About 2,700 policymakers, finance and tech leaders, celebrities, journalists, academics and activists gathered at Davos to debate topics such as deglobalization, decarbonization, distrust and digitization under the theme of “Cooperation in a Fragmented World.”
