Peru has improved slightly in terms of financial inclusion by gender, and climbed two positions in the list of countries with the highest proportion of banked women, placing it in fifth place, according to a report by Credicorp and Ipsos. Argentina (38%), Panama (33%), Chile (31%) and Ecuador (27%) lead the regional table; and we […]
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Hispanics need greater inclusion in the US banking system, according to experts
Experts from banking and academia agree that the Hispanic population in USA is one of the most vulnerable to the effects of not being banked and they recommended addressing these shortcomings so that they can obtain benefits such as digital banking or better financial planning. Latino families “They suffer many barriers and make up one […]
Financial inclusion: more than 108,000 Peruvians entered the financial system in the first half of 2023
Between January and June 2023, they were attended to new loans to 108,366 clients in the formal financial system. According to Sandra Jáuregui, Commercial Planning Manager of Los Andes, more than 20% of these first loans were obtained in said entity. It should be noted that at the national level, 57% of the population over […]
Banco de la Nación: “There are some technical things that we are improving in the DNI Account”
The ID account of the National bank, since its creation in 2021, it has allowed millions of Peruvians to enter the financial system, mainly for access to the social programs offered by the Government to the most vulnerable populations. In this regard, the president of the Banco de la Nación, Juan Carlos Galfre, indicated that […]
Peruvians without credit experience are almost 60% of the population by 2022, according to a study
As of June 2022, 40% of the population had credit experience in regulated entities, this is equivalent to 10.2 million people, according to Experian data. 59.4% of Peruvians over the age of 18 do not have credit experience, according to an Experian study. This refers to people who have not had a valid loan in […]
Young Peruvians with work and internet access have a higher level of financial inclusion
Peru obtained a level of financial inclusion of 39.8 on a 100-point scale, which represented the highest score of this, according to Credicorp’s 2022 Financial Inclusion Index (IIF). The IIF evaluates the access, use and perceived quality of the financial system in eight countries of the region: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama and […]