Roughly two billion people worldwide don't have access to banks or financial services like credit, insurance and investment -- or even a way to formally prove their identity. How do we bridge this divide? Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga sits down with TED current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers to discuss how innovative public-private partnerships can help bring everyone into the digital economy -- and why COVID-19 recovery hinges on financial inclusion.

Ajay Banga: Financial inclusion, the digital divide and other thoughts on the future of money

Financial inclusion, the digital divide and other thoughts on the future of money

Innovative public-private partnerships can bridge the financial inclusion divide, transforming lives via digital economies.

Reducing cash transactions in favor of digital financial services can foster a transparent, efficient, and inclusive economy.

Financial inclusion transforms lives by giving access to banking, credit, and insurance to those traditionally excluded.