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Talk About Payments: At the Intersection of
Fintech and Financial Inclusion
Retail Payments Risk Forum

August 22, 2019

The views expressed in this presentation are those of the presenters and
do not necessarily reflect the views of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
or the Federal Reserve System.

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Today’s Speakers

Sophia Anong, PhD

Nancy Donahue

Catherine Thaliath
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Retail Payments Risk Forum Mission
Detect and identify, assist and encourage
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Identify what?
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Risk in existing and emerging retail payments

Help how?
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Contribute to mitigating payment risks by:
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Researching products, services, and systems
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Take On Payments weekly blog

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Talk About Payments webinar series

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Retail Payments Risk Forum website
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What Is Financial Inclusion?
World Bank’s definition:
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Financial inclusion means that individuals and
businesses have access to useful and affordable
financial products and services that meet their
needs—transactions, payments, savings, credit and
insurance—delivered in a responsible and sustainable
way.
Financial inclusion is a key enabler to reducing
poverty and boosting prosperity.

Source: World Bank
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Today’s Speakers

Sophia Anong, PhD

Nancy Donahue

Catherine Thaliath
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Unbanked vs. Underbanked
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Unbanked:
Those who do not have a
checking, savings, or
money market account

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Underbanked:
Those who have a bank
account but also use an
alternative service product
to conduct certain financial
transactions through
providers other than
traditional banks and credit
unions

Source: Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2018, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, May 2019
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Common Reasons Cited for Being Unbanked

Source: 2017 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households, FDIC, October 2018
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Seven Needs of Underserved Consumers

Source: Opportunities for Mobile Financial Services to Engage Underserved Consumers, FDIC, May 2016
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Today’s Speakers

Sophia Anong, PhD

Nancy Donahue

Catherine Thaliath
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Unbanked Rates by Household Age and Year
(Percent)
14.0

12.0

10.0

8.0

6.0

4.0

2.0

0.0
15 to 24 years

25 to 34 years

35 to 44 years
2015

45 to 54 years

55 to 64 years

65 years or more

2017

Source: 2017 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households, FDIC, October 2018
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Underbanked Rates by Household Age and Year
(Percent)
35.0

30.0

25.0

20.0

15.0

10.0

5.0

0.0
15 to 24 years

25 to 34 years

35 to 44 years
2015

45 to 54 years

55 to 64 years

65 years or more

2017

Source: 2017 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households, FDIC, October 2018
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Financial Products Used by the Underserved

Source: Opportunities for Mobile Financial Services to Engage Underserved Consumers, FDIC, May 2016
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Financial Providers Used by the Underserved

Banks

Prepaid card
companies

Retailers

Non-bank
deposit account
companies

Payday lenders
and pawn shops

Source: Opportunities for Mobile Financial Services to Engage Underserved Consumers, FDIC, May 2016
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A Sample of Solutions Currently in the
Marketplace

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Mobile Phone Ownership and Financial Usage by
Banking Status
Mobile phone ownership by banking status

Mobile banking and payments use by banking status

Source: Consumers and Mobile Financial Services 2016, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, March 2016

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Today’s Speakers

Sophia Anong, PhD

Nancy Donahue

Catherine Thaliath
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Federal Reserve Payments Study: 2018 Annual
Supplement Results
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General purpose
prepaid debit grew
almost 19% by
number from 2016 to
2017.
This type outpaces
the growth rate of all
other card types.

Source: The Federal Reserve Payments Study: 2018 Annual Supplement, December 2018
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Federal Reserve Payments Study – Fraud Report
Results
Prepaid debit card
payments fraud
accounted for 5% of the
total fraudulent debit
card payments by
number in 2016.

Source: Changes in U.S. Payments Fraud from 2012 to 2016: Evidence from the Federal Reserve
Payments Study, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Systems, October 2018
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – 2018
Prepaid Amendments to the 2016 Prepaid Rule
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Protection from unauthorized charges and errors

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Clear, uniform disclosure charts

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Provide warning if not FDIC insured

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Basic account information for free

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Choice for employees and recipients of certain government benefits

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Limits on overdraft fees and features

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Public and consumer access to account agreements and fee schedules

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Effective April 1, 2019
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2019 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice Results
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This year’s Diary,
based on 2018 data,
reported debit cards as
the most frequently
used payment
instrument for the first
time.

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Debit cards accounted
for 28% of payments.

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Cash was a close
second, used 26% of
the time.

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49% of transactions
under $10 were
conducted using cash.
Source: 2019 Findings from the Diary of Consumer Payment Choice
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Current Solutions That Help Facilitate E-commerce
and Online Shopping for Cash Users

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Resources
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World Bank
Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households, May 2019, Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
Opportunities for Mobile Financial Services to Engage Underserved
Consumers, May 2016, FDIC
Alabama Governor Signs Two Broadband Bills Into Law, May 2019, TR
Daily
HUD ConnectHome Program
Consumers and Mobile Financial Services, March 2016, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System
National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households, October 2018,
FDIC
Federal Reserve Payments Study
Survey and Diary of Consumer Payment Choice
EconomicInclusion.gov (FDIC)
Financial well-being survey data, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Little Data Book On Financial Inclusion, 2018, World Bank Group
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Catherine Thaliath

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