02032cas a2200325 a 4500 AALejournalIMF022377 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513592237 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Gershenson, Dmitry. Fintech and Financial Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean / Dmitry Gershenson, Frederic Lambert, Luis Herrera, Grey Ramos. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021. 1 online resource (77 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Despite some improvement since 2011, Latin America and the Caribbean continue to lag behind other regions in terms of financial inclusion. There is no clear evidence that fintech developments have supported greater financial inclusion in LAC, contrary to what has been observed elsewhere in the world. Case studies by national policy experts suggest that barriers to entry in the financial sector, along with a constraining regulatory environment, may have hindered a faster adoption of fintech. However, fintech development seems to have accelerated in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and with the support of recent policy initiatives. Mode of access: Internet Economywide Country Studies imf Financial Institutions and Services imf Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy imf Monetary Systems imf Herrera, Luis. Lambert, Frederic. Ramos, Grey. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/221 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2021/221/001.2021.issue-221-en.xml IMF e-Library