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Mastercard Podcast Shows How Financial Inclusion Is Creating an Equitable Future for All
Source: Hapa Kenya
Mastercard is bringing awareness to some of the world’s most critical issues through an innovative podcast series titled Journey to One Billion. The podcast features Mastercard experts, business leaders, community champions and entrepreneurs from across the Middle East and Africa and around the globe who are working together to build a more inclusive and sustainable digital economy.
The "Journey to One Billion" podcast highlights Mastercard’s ten-year journey to bring 500 million individuals into the digital economy, a goal that was achieved in 2020. This goal was then heightened during the pandemic, with a new pledge to include 500 million more, making a total of one billion people by 2025.
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