BSP LAUNCHES DIGITAL FINANCIAL INCLUSION AWARDS WITH CITI, MCPI 

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno (top left) heralded the launch of the “Digital Financial Inclusion Awards” (DFIA), an awards program that celebrates microentrepreneurs and microfinance institutions that thrive in the digital economy.

“With DFIA, we advance our inclusive digital finance agenda and microfinance advocacy further by recognizing microentrepreneurs as well as microfinance institutions that have successfully ventured into digitalization,” the Governor said during the award’s recent launch.

DFIA is funded by Citi Foundation, in partnership with the Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc. (MCPI), and supported by Citi Philippines and BSP.

In the photo are Citi Philippines CEO Aftab N. Ahmed, CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions founder Jaime Aristotle B. Alip, and MCPI Chairman Eduardo C. Jimenez.