Welcome!
UA2PSUMMITS
Universal Access to Payments (UA2P) is a not-for-profit initiative that has financial inclusion at it’s core. It is a small action oriented group, gathering thought leaders from up to 30 organisations from around the globe to work on solutions that help providing access to payments for all, and making sure that nobody gets left behind.
Vision
Access to payments for all,
ensuring universal access to
payments for everyone so
that nobody gets left behind.
What we do
We support the development
of well-informed payments
transition strategies
Who we are
A nonprofit umbrella organisation
of senior influencers, drawn from
the payments and cash
communities, who share a
common passion
When we started
Our group was created in
2020 and meets annually
About Us
Graeme Donald
Graeme is an experienced leader, qualified banker and payments professional with a wide knowledge of UK and international payments
Gerry Gaetz
Gerry is a former CEO of Payments Canada and Former Chief Cashier of the Bank of Canada
David Hensley
David is Co founder of Enryo and an Independent member of the UK Access to cash pane
Rick Haycock
As the founder of CSI and Currency Research, Rick has developed a deep knowledge and understanding of the currency industry
Our Misson
Bringing together senior leaders from the digital and analogue payments landscape to build a creative hub for international collaboration
The UA2P Index will be providing a framework to understand where a country is on its journey from a cash heavy economy to a digital one.
Updated annually, and reported to all participants using data will be drawn from existing and new data sources
Taking place three years after the Access to Cash report was launched in the UK, this summit is the logical progression to Universal Access to Payments, an opportunity to reflect on international progress and widen the debate on how to ensure we collectively deliver one of societies shared challenges
The Summits
The summits recognise the rapidly changing methods of making and receiving payments and the changing nature of the payments market more generally.
The evolution and expansion of FinTec has led to changes in the way that consumers and business bank and make and receive payments. This has driven an acceleration of the adoption of digital payments, digital currencies and a move away from analogue options such as cash.
The global pandemic has driven further changes to consumer and business behaviours that may become the new norm.
A strategic approach to this transition is needed to ensure universal access to payments and to ensure that the most disadvantaged elements of society don’t get left behind.
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