Policy, technology drive inclusive finance
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Favorable policies and technological advancement have been great accelerators for innovation in China鈥檚 inclusive finance sector during the past few years, according to a new report.
The country鈥檚 inclusive finance industry has seen increasingly rich products and services, more diversified participants, rapid development of digital financing and innovative and sustainable business models.
The report was jointly released by the National Institution for Finance and Development, the National Public Information Platform for Party Media and WeBank, China鈥檚 first online-only lender.
After 40 years of reform and opening-up, there are still a large number of people in the world鈥檚 second largest economy who cannot be easily reached by traditional banks and are financially under-served.
Back in 2016, the State Council rolled out plans to promote the country鈥檚 financial inclusion development.
And in 2017, the top banking regulator released guidelines to boost large and medium-sized banks to set up inclusive finance divisions.
To better cater to the financial needs of customers like blue-collar workers, the self-employed and people living in remote and undeveloped areas, industry players like Shenzhen-based private commercial lender WeBank have introduced various targeted products like 鈥渕icro loans.鈥
The amount of small loan products is set between 20,000 yuan (US$2,925) and 200,000 yuan, which does not require guarantees or collateral and can be repaid at any time.
By relying on technologies such as big data, blockchain and cloud computing, WeBank is able to control default risks by gathering users鈥 information for credit assessment.
This makes it a reality for the masses to benefit from inclusive finance.
Li Nanqing, president of WeBank, said that inclusive finance has extensive and profound connotations, with 鈥渆quitable access鈥 being its essence.
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