LAST September 5, I had the honor to speak at a business financing and SME credit scoring event organized by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Seedin Technology Inc. and CreditBPO Tech Inc. that was moderated by 'Pambansang Wealth Coach' Chinkee Tan. I would like to share what I said at the event, which focused on improving financial literacy, compliance and creditworthiness through financial inclusion.

At the commission, we fully support financial inclusion as a national development agenda. In 2015, the Philippines launched its first National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI), which outlined the vision, strategic objectives and guiding principles for promoting financial inclusion.