The Global Findex 2025 (TC Podcast)

On July 16, 2025, The World Bank Group released The Global Findex 2025. It is a comprehensive database on how adults save, borrow, make payments, and manage risk. This edition introduces the Global Findex Digital Connectivity Tracker, which illustrates how mobile phones and internet access are advancing financial inclusion.

In this podcast, Leora Klapper explores the highlights of the report, including:

• Mobile phone ownership, internet use, digital activities, and digital safety.
• The growth in financial account ownership across developing economies.
• Opportunities for regulators to increase capital flows within economies.
• The importance of savings and earning interest.

Speaker: Leora Klapper, Lead Economist, Development Research Group, The World Bank

Host: Mamta Suri, Program Director, Toronto Centre