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regards to the use of electronic  that facilitates the accelerated
                                                payment tools, however, the  expansion of correspondent
                                                growth rate of the DFS is slow,  agents, which is an effective
                                                which explains the reduced  instrument to expand the

                                                infrastructure. Nevertheless, it is  scope at a low-cost and, to
                                                expected that the geographical  disseminate the financial
                                                reach  for  the  provision  of  education and generate trust.

                                                financial services, along with  Concerning the barriers from
                                                the high penetration of mobile  the demand perspective, the
                  ACCORDING TO                  telephony can translate into  lack of knowledge and mistrust

                  THE MAPPING                   an encouragement for the  about the DFS stand out.
                  CARRIED OUT                   provision  of  mobile  wallet  Financial educations, as well
                  BY FUNDA-PRO,                 services.                        as better users’ experience are
                  SOLYDES, FEF                                                   elements that most certainly
                                                It stands out that, in Bolivia,
                  AND BIM, IN                                                    will contribute to make the
                                                one of the main pieces of the
                  BOLIVIA THERE                                                  process of adoption and use
                                                puzzle is in place. It’s related to
                  ARE 160 STARTUPS                                               of these types of services more
                                                the inter-operations between
                  OF WHICH 24 ARE                                                dynamic.
                                                financial services providers,
                  FINTECH.
                                                which are demanded by  As microfinance has reliability
                                                regulation issued by the BCB.  shown, more and better

                                                For this reason, the country  access and use of financial
                                                has a robust payments’  services have the capacity to
                                                service.                         reduce poverty and stimulate

                                                Among other key pieces that      economic growth. Nowadays,
                                                are still needed for building    Inclusive Digital Economy and
                                                the DFS ecosystem, according     Digital Financial services can

                                                to the report mentioned          and shall have a strong impact
                                                above, this is a regulation      in the fight against poverty.






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