Digital Financial Inclusion of Women: An Ethical Appraisal
Digital finance presents great hope for the financial inclusion of women. At last, more women may enter the world economy and benefit from financial products and markets as others have for generations before them. However, the risks of digital finance as
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Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Digitization of Financial Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hope That We Can Improve the Lives of Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Right Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unlocking Financial Inclusion for Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other Factors That Contribute to the Financial Inclusion of Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unpacking Digital Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . An Ethical Assessment of Digital Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Is Digital Financial Inclusion a Good Thing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Does Financial Inclusion and Digital Finance Really Improve Equality and Reduce Inequity? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Abstract
Digital finance presents great hope for the financial inclusion of women. At last, more women may enter the world economy and benefit from financial products and markets as others have for generations before them. However, the risks of digital finance as a method to achieve financial inclusion are not insignificant – including personal security issues such as vulnerability to scams, and inappropriate products for their financial circumstances. There are also broader implications for communities and society. Despite increased financial inclusion globally P. Kofman (*) Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia e-mail: [email protected] C. Payne The University of Melbourne and Vincent Fairfax Fellow for Ethical Leadership, North Sydney, NSW, Australia e-mail: [email protected] © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 L. San-Jose et al. (eds.), Handbook on Ethics in Finance, International Handbooks in Business Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00001-1_34-1
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