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Cultivating Prosperity: Fintech Finaktiva Partnering with Colombian Smallholders for Big Impact on Agriculture

UNSGSA Queen Máxima is pictured meeting a smallholder farmer during a field visit in the Aburrá Valley of Antioquia to learn more about a fintech supporting climate smart agriculture on 26 February 2024. Photo:…smallholder farmers, Colombia
Country Visit

UNSGSA Queen Máxima Visit Supports a Financially Healthy Future for Colombians

From 25-28 February 2024, the Special Advocate's mission underlined a commitment to expand diverse financial services available to all Colombians. Despite a notable increase in bank account ownership among adults from 39% in 2011 to 60% in 2021, gender…Colombia
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UNSGSA Queen Máxima Video Remarks at the First Plenary of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI)

UNSGSA Queen Máxima discusses incorporating financial health into the G20 GPFI's priorities, emphasizing the critical relationship between financial inclusion and financial health, in this pre-recorded video address.G20, GPFI, Brazil, Brasil
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Empowering the Silver Economy: How Avista's Fintech Innovation Revitalizes Colombian Pensioners and Entrepreneurs

In Medellín, a fusion of technology and ambition is blossoming between Avista, a trailblazing fintech startup, and customers like Maria Victoria Fonnegra, a pensioner-turned-entrepreneur. Together, they spoke with UNSGSA Queen Máxima about how they are…Colombia, Avista, fintech, silver economy
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UNSGSA Queen Máxima to Elevate Financial Health at Meetings with Global Standard-Setting Bodies in Basel

UNSGSA Queen Máxima is pictured with Governor of the Bank of France François Villeroy de Galhau, left, and Bank of International Settlements (BIS) General Manager Agustín Carstens, on 11 March 2024, in Basel,…BIS, Bank for International Settlements