AUTAZES - Episode 1: Bank Agents in the Amazon: Financial Access and Development

The series "Autazes: finance access and local development" is the result of a joint research on information and communication technologies (ICT) for financial inclusion from FGV-SP and HEC-Montréal. This research is sponsored by the IDRC (International Development Research Center).

In this first episode "Bank agents in the Amazon: finance access and development" introduces the city of Autazes, where the first postal bank (Banco Postal) was opened in the northern region of Brazil in 2002.
The changes and improvements that occurred in this city of 30,0000 inhabitants after the arrival of the postal bank are narrated by the city's citizens, members of associations, shop owners, workers, and the vice-mayor.
The episode presents the factors that contributed for this development.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Inclusive finance
• branchless banking
• correspondent banking
• banking technology
• microfinance

[figueiredopinheana]

muito bom... ótimo

[alailama007]

Très inspirant d'avoir des témoignages sur place.

Bravo

Alaa B.

[luizhlaraujo]

Caro Eduardo,

Muito bom o trabalho. Pena ver a imagem do concorrente a todo momento. :-)

Abraço.

Luiz Henrique