NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

The 25^th World Congress is co-organized by WSBI, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), State Bank of India and the National Savings Institute. The World Congress aims at bringing WSBI members and all interested retail bankers and stakeholders together to discuss the topics that define the future of the retail banking sector.

It will also showcase the positive role of locally-focused banks in bringing the fruits of globalization to the local level. Rural finance, financial inclusion and digitization will be particularly discussed topics.

The congress features speakers and panelists from WSBI’s membership as well as experts from the banking sector around the world. It offers the attendees insights during high-impact panel discussions. Among them, WSBI will welcome high-level speakers from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Mastercard Foundation, the UNCDF, the Asian Development Bank Institute and more.

The event will offer the attendees insights during high-impact panel discussions. It is also an excellent opportunity to create and strengthen business relationships and to promote products and services to an international audience of retail bankers and policy makers.