It must leverage digital technology to put people back in the driver’s seat of their finances, so that they can invest in themselves and their families, communities, countries, and the planet. Governments, regulators, and financial institutions should support and facilitate the disruptions that will get us there. We have the digital tools to do the job, but we now need the courage to dare.
The question then must be how do we put people at the center of the global financial system? The Taskforce’s call to action is to harness digitalization in creating a citizen-centric financial system which advances financing for the SDGs. There are three core recommendations to advance a people-centric global financial system. First, advancing catalytic opportunities to deliver financing for sustainable development.