Free online course: Financial inclusion in Latin America
Convocation from April 03 to May 10, 2019
The course provides a full overview of financial inclusion, as a multidimensional concept that includes issues on supply and demand of financial products, with its basic dimensions of access, use, the quality and the impact on the financial well-being of families and businesses.
Based on an analysis of the importance of the financial sector and the benefits of financial inclusion, the course focuses on the relevance of financial literacy and financial innovation for the design of financial products and services focusing on the needs of customers.
The course discusses public policies for financial inclusion, highlighting cases of national strategies in Latin America and developing countries.
The course is divided into four theoretical-practical modules:
- The financial sector and the benefits of financial inclusion
- Financial literacy. Success stories in Latin America
- Financial innovation: projects and financial services
- Public policies for financial inclusion
Start date: May 2
End date: June 2
Duration: 4 weeks
Time investment: 30 hours
Language: Spanish
Cost: free of charge
Certificates: at the end of the course and after having completed 75% of each mandatory activity, students will receive a certificate of participation, free of charge. If students wish to receive a completion certificate, they must complete 100% of each mandatory activity and pay 40 euros.