Carla Grados-Villamar

Carla Grados-Villamar
60 Decibels

Carla Grados-Villamar is a Manager at 60 Decibels and leads its Latin American growth. Since joining 60dB in 2022, she has led projects in Financial Inclusion, Education and Agriculture across the LatAm region. Prior to joining 60dB, she led the Peruvian Social Enterprise Platform with 300+ registered companies and was a consultant for different projects related to SME and social venture growth, as well as Gender Lens Investing and Women’s Economic Empowerment. Carla holds MPP and MBA degrees from the University of Oxford, and a BBA from Universidad del Pacifico in Lima. You can find her on LinkedIn here.

Articles by Carla Grados-Villamar

Guest Articles

Tuesday
February 20
2024

Carla Grados-Villamar

The Next Frontier in Inclusive Fintech: The Value of Client-Centric Impact Measurement

Fintech is projected to be a $1.5 trillion industry by 2030, and Latin America and the Caribbean is a crucial focal point for the sector. But Carla Grados-Villamar at 60 Decibels points out that while fintechs are boosting financial access in the region, this does not guarantee improved living standards. She discusses how 60 Decibels has helped Galgo, a Chile-based fintech that facilitates financial access through motorcycle loans, to better understand its customers' experiences — and explores how this learning process reveals the importance of client-centric impact measurement in the broader fintech sector.

Categories
Finance, Transportation

Tags
data, financial inclusion, fintech, impact investing, impact measurement, lending

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