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Can FinTech Open the Global Economy to Everyone? | Fereshteh Forough, Founder and Executive Director of Code to Inspire

from FinTech's DEI Discussions – Powered by Harrington Starr · host Nadia Edwards-Dashti

In this episode of FinTech’s DEI Discussions, Nadia is joined by Fereshteh Forough, Founder and Executive Director of Code to Inspire, to explore what inclusion really means when access to education, technology and financial systems is not guaranteed.Fereshteh shares her journey from growing up as an Afghan refugee to founding Afghanistan’s first coding school for girls and women, and discusses how technology can create pathways to education, economic independence and financial freedom. The conversation also explores the role of FinTech and crypto in connecting excluded communities to the global economy, and why inclusion must be built into financial products and systems from the very beginning.FinTech's DEI Discussions is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Technology Recruitment. For more episodes or recruitment advice, please visit our website www.harringtonstarr.com

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