Colombia

Latin America and the Caribbean

Account Ownership

Percent of adults age 15+ with an account at a financial institution or through a mobile money provider. Regional average excludes high income countries

Source: The Global Findex Database 2017

Gender Gap in Account Ownership

Percent of adults age 15+ with an account by gender

Source: The Global Findex Database 2017

Use of Financial Services

Percent of adults age 15+ in 2017
Source: The Global Findex Database 2017
Country Resources
The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2018

Publications

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Paper

Beneficiary Experience of Digital Government-to-Person (G2P) Payments in Bangladesh, Colombia, and the Philippines

This study explores consumers' experience  with digital cash transfers, and supports policy recommendations to improve the effectiveness of G2P payments and future financial  inclusion.

Tanvi Jaluka
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
Paper

Social Protection During the Pandemic: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico

How have policy responses mitigated the impact of the pandemic on poverty in the region?

 

Merike Blofield , Nora Lustig & Mart Trasberg
Center for Global Development
Paper

On the Economic Frontlines of COVID-19: Early Insights From MSMEs Grappling With the Crisis

Findings based on a longitudinal survey in Colombia, India, Indonesia, and Nigeria

Eric Noggle
Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion

News & Events

Members of the financial inclusion community contributed the following news and events.

News

ABC Fund Provides $3M to Microfinance Lending Initiatives in Colombia

Mi Siembra Segura: Parametric Insurance to Protect Vulnerable Rural Communities in Colombia, With UNDP

/ MiCRO (Microinsurance Catastrophe Risk Organisation)

QR Codes Turn Colombia's Cash-Centric Consumers Digital

/ Pymnts.com
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