This playbook exists thanks to a remarkable community. Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth made the work possible as a funder, with other notable funders supporting some key initiatives. The programs described in the playbook have been made possible with the leadership of Ana Katrina Santos, Benjamin Zhou, Cormekki Whitley, Gigi Ghanim, Jack Lew, Jane Welling, Kamolpun Punpuing, Mellissa Withers, Michelle Banawan, Nicholas Mac Gregor Garcia, Nuramima Ram, Pratibha Kurnool, Rajib Shaw, Ranit Chatterjee, Rebecca Edney, Roza Ahmad, Takako Izumi, Vivek Jason Jayraj, among others.
Explore this playbook
The playbook aims to make the CAN APAC experience useful to others aiming to build the human, institutional, and ecosystem capacity needed to translate data and AI into better financial health outcomes. Understanding how these capacity gains translate into longer-term financial health outcomes for communities remains an important part of the work ahead.
The Asia Pacific region needs a data- and AI-powered ecosystem—the CAN APAC Hub—to move people from basic financial access to genuine financial health.
Read more
The growing use of data and AI across financial health is increasing demand for practitioners who can work effectively with these technologies. But technical skills alone are not enough.
Read more
Developing skilled practitioners addresses only one part of the capacity challenge. Their ability to meaningfully use data and AI depends on the readiness of the organizations where they work.
Read more
Capable people and organizations do not automatically create a functioning ecosystem. Across APAC, expertise, institutions, resources, and initiatives are distributed across countries and sectors.
Read more
Step back to examine what the CAN APAC Hub experience suggests about building capacity through an ecosystem approach and the implications for the work ahead.
Read more
