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Financial inclusion is about unlocking opportunity, at scale.    Over the past decade, Mastercard has helped bring more than one billion people into the digital economy. The focus now is on what comes next. Three things matter most.    ✅ Access creates opportunity: Inclusion starts with the basics. Accounts, wallets, debit and credit, and the ability to transact digitally and safely. These are the foundations of participation.  ✅ Protection makes it lasting: Access only works if people are protected. Confidence at checkout, clear resolution when things go wrong, and systems people can rely on.  ✅ Trust allows inclusion to scale: In a datadriven economy, people need to own their data, benefit from it, and know it is being protected. Trust is what turns access into longterm participation.    This next phase of financial inclusion is about building resilience, supporting small businesses, and creating sustainable growth across more people and more places.    🎥 In this episode of In the Loop: Down Under, Shamina Singh, president and founder of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, spoke to Luke McClelland about why financial inclusion matters, what Mastercard has achieved so far, and how trust and protection will define the next chapter.    #financialinclusion #inclusivegrowth #trust #smallbusiness Mastercard Strive

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