The seventh in a series of Mastercard Innovation Hubs, Mastercard Labs for Financial Inclusion is the first Lab in Africa and the first to focus exclusively on financial inclusion.

With the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Lab seeks to impact more than 100 million people by bringing together Mastercard's innovation and global financial inclusion capabilities under one roof, combining these with local expertise and insight.

Mastercard Labs for Financial Inclusion is part of Mastercard's broader commitment to connect 500 million people previously excluded from formal financial services through the use of public-private partnerships with governments, the private sector and non-governmental organizations. We strongly believe that together we can improve access to and use of formal financial services, which will ultimately deliver more inclusive growth and empower people.