Good Return launches inclusive banking award

Good Return has announced a banking award to recognise financial service providers working to improve their products and services for more people in their community.

The Inclusive Banking Award will be given to two FSPs in the Asia-Pacific region which demonstrate their increased commitment to financial inclusion and their willingness to build the skills of their staff in this area. The winners will receive a year-long subscription to Good Return’s RIF Academy, a digital learning platform to build skills in financial inclusion.

Good Return focuses on financial inclusion to ensure those who have traditionally been left out of the banking system can access responsible finance and build their savings. People are ‘unbanked’ usually because they have a low income or face discrimination because of their gender, disability or ethnic background. We partner with the finance industry to make financial services accessible to all, educating staff and building capacity to better respond to customers from all backgrounds. 

“Inclusive banking is not just about developing new products to suit someone with a low income” says Benigne du Parc, Good Return Program Director. “It is about helping banking staff understand the needs of different customers and provide the right advice and assistance to them”.

The winners of the Good Return Inclusive Banking Award will receive free access to Good Return’s RIF Academy learning management system (LMS) and a one year subscription for 500 active users. The LMS will include our training courses on client protection, monitoring and evaluation, social performance, staff capacity and inclusive finance.

To enter the Good Return Inclusive Banking Award visit www.goodreturn.org.au/rif-academy.