--- title: "Why Bridging The Financial Inclusion Gap Includes Education On Financial Literacy" url: https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/bridging-financial-inclusion-gap-includes-education-financial-literacy/ --- 1. [HOME](/) 2. [RESOURCES](/content-hub/) 3. [SEEDSTARS LIFE](/content-hub/life/) 4. WHY BRIDGING THE FINANCIAL INCLUSION GAP INCLUDES EDUCATION ON FINANCIAL LITERACY ![Why Bridging The Financial Inclusion Gap Includes Education On Financial Literacy](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/quickcheck-podcast-header.max-1500x500.png) AFRICA • FINTECH ## Why Bridging The Financial Inclusion Gap Includes Education On Financial Literacy Seedstars Global JUNE 4, 2021 We spoke with [Fabiano di Tomaso](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dtofab/), CEO of [**QuickCheck**](http://www.quickcheck.ng/) and [School of Management Fribourg (HEG)](https://www.heg-fr.ch/en) alumni. [ **QuickCheck**](http://www.quickcheck.ng/) started as an experiment built over a weekend back in 2017. At that time, an idea to offer loans via a mobile app was new in Nigeria but seemed like a perfect solution to a very real problem — lack of access to credit, especially when it comes to the low-income population. With their tech solution, QuickCheck not only bridges the financial inclusion gap but also educates people about financial instruments and the risks related to loans and overindebtedness as financial literacy isn’t part of the curriculum in many countries. **The podcast is supported by the** [School of Management Fribourg (HEG)](https://www.heg-fr.ch/en) **, one of the leading higher education institutions preparing the next generations of entrepreneurs to be the change-makers of tomorrow.** PROUDLY PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ![heg](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/HEG_logo.max-350x350.png) PODCAST / VIDEOCAST SEEDSTARS PODCASTS SEEDSTARS WORLD 2020/21 AFRICA BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY FINANCIAL SERVICES FINTECH ## More like this [ ![The best startups from Mauritius, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Gambia, Cameroon, and Cabo Verde are here](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/africa-5-thumbnail.max-320x550.png) AFRICA • CONSUMER SERVICES The best startups from Mauritius, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Gambia, Cameroon, and Cabo Verde are here MARCH 5, 2021 __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/best-startups-mauritius-ivory-coast-kenya-gambia-cameroon-and-cabo-verde-are-here/) [ ![Startups from DR Congo, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and South Africa](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/961241_SSWWebsitebanners2Africa4_020121.max-320x550.jpg) AFRICA • TECH Get ready to watch the startups from DR Congo, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and South Africa pitching their company MARCH 4, 2021 __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/get-ready-watch-startups-dr-congo-botswana-namibia-zambia-and-south-africa-pitching-their-company/) [ ![TOP startups from Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Latvia, Uzbekistan, and Serbia are here!](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/961241_SSWWebsitebanners2CEE4_020121.max-320x550.jpg) CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE • HR Startups from Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Latvia, Uzbekistan, and Serbia FEBRUARY 25, 2021 __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/top-startups-kazakhstan-bulgaria-latvia-uzbekistan-and-serbia-are-here/) [ ![Startups from Mongolia, Poland, Moldova, and Georgia have just virtually arrived!](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/961241_SSWWebsitebanners2CEE1_020121.max-320x550.jpg) CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE • OTHER The most promising startups from Mongolia, Poland, Moldova, and Georgia have just virtually arrived! 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