{"id":2256,"date":"2023-01-20T08:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T08:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/?p=2256"},"modified":"2024-09-03T12:23:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T11:23:33","slug":"real-people-talk-banks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/real-people-talk-banks\/","title":{"rendered":"Real people talk banks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"entry-header bg-adp-tan block--article-header alignfull block--article-header\" >\n\n  \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large entry--image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/RPTB_header-e1670435118170-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"real people talk banks\" class=\"wp-image-2287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/RPTB_header-e1670435118170-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/RPTB_header-e1670435118170-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/RPTB_header-e1670435118170-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/RPTB_header-e1670435118170-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/RPTB_header-e1670435118170-1600x898.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/RPTB_header-e1670435118170.jpg 1915w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group entry--title-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"entry--social-share\">\n  <ul>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/real-people-talk-banks\/&#038;t=Real people talk banks\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/rethink-quarterly\/img\/facebook.svg\" alt=\"Facebook logo - click to share this article on Facebook\"><\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Real people talk banks&#038;url=https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/real-people-talk-banks\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/rethink-quarterly\/img\/twitter.svg\" alt=\"Twitter logo - click to share this article on Twitter\"><\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frethinkq.adp.com%2Freal-people-talk-banks%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/rethink-quarterly\/img\/linkedin.svg\" alt=\"LinkedIn logo - click to share this article on Facebook\"><\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n            <a class=\"entry--tag tag-style\" href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/time-for-universal-basic-income\/\">Features<\/a>\n\n        \n  <h1 class=\"entry-title\">Real people talk banks<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-summary-style\">What hurdles remain for regular people trying to participate in the global financial system? We talked to eight people around the world to find out.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  <div class=\"entry--meta content-width\">\n    \n  \n  <p>20 January 2023  <span class=\"desktop-only\">\u2014<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/issue-7-equality\/\">Issue 7: Equality<\/a> \n  <\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\n<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-content content-width\">\n\n\n\n<p>Financial inclusion is on the rise around the world, but 24% of people in the world remain unbanked in 2022, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalfindex.worldbank.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Bank\u2019s Global Findex 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To understand better how real people around the world interact with banks and manage their money, we talked to eight workers from eight countries, all with unique experiences and preferences. <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"target\" class=\"block--fullheight-scroll\">\n    <section class=\"fullHeightSection\">\n      \n<div class=\"content-section\">          <div class=\"left-side focus top\">\n              <div class=\"inner-content\">\n                  \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lebanon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lebanon is considered an upper-middle-income country, but political instability and high inflation have sent it into a significant economic crisis since 2019. Lebanon also has the second-lowest percentage of bank account ownership in the Middle East and northern Africa, following Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>POPULATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">5.3 million<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>% WITH A BANK ACCOUNT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">20.7%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GDP PER CAPITA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">$11,600<\/p>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"right-side\" id=\"topcard\">\n              <img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/lebanon.gif\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"content-section\">        <div class=\"left-side\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221115_JaneAbouRjeily_MG_5245-sm.jpeg\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"right-side\" >\n          <div class=\"country-main\">\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jane Abou Rjeily, 29<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dhour el Choueir, Lebanon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a project coordinator with a local environmental NGO. I studied architecture and worked in the industry for a little while, but I did not enjoy it because it was very stressful, and I wasn\u2019t working on projects I\u2019m interested in. I started working with the NGO as a volunteer in 2018 to help clean up an oil spill in Lebanon, and then the director hired me last February. It was a path that I found naturally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I never use a bank account anymore. I first opened a bank account in 2017 when I wanted to travel abroad as part of my university degree. I had the account for several years after, using it occasionally for online shopping. But I withdrew my money in 2019, and I\u2019ve never checked it since. I get paid in cash monthly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2019, banks in Lebanon have imposed restrictions on customers\u2019 savings in hard currencies such as dollars, euros and pounds, and limited withdrawals. We lost trust in the banking system and don\u2019t want to give banks our money anymore. Many employers pay their employees in cash. I don\u2019t care to know what happened to my bank account, and I\u2019m not interested in opening a new one anytime soon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I haven\u2019t been faced with a situation where I desperately needed to have a bank account. When I shop online, I ask my close friends to pay for my purchases, and then I reimburse them in cash.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Had it not been for the financial crisis in Lebanon, I might have deposited some of my money into my bank account \u2014 not all \u2014 and perhaps invested the rest in crypto. I\u2019ve been wanting to invest in cryptocurrency for a while, but I\u2019m not sure. Crypto collapsed recently, and it\u2019s very volatile and risky. But I still think about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It would make life easier to be able to transfer, deposit, pay and receive money electronically. But I sense that my parents are always facing problems with banks, like banks lying about interest rates. I\u2019m not interested in having a bank account when I hear about those issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t think I\u2019m very good at managing my money because if I need a new phone, I\u2019ll just buy it without thinking about saving. It\u2019s very hard for me to think long-term or manage my money \u2014 I just live and spend day by day. Sometimes I also think that you never know what\u2019s going to happen next in Lebanon, so let me just enjoy myself. \u2014 <em>as told to Sally Abou AlJoud<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"content-section\">          <div class=\"left-side \">\n              <div class=\"inner-content\">\n                  \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indonesia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Indonesia is the world&#8217;s third most populous democracy and the largest economy in Southeast Asia. It\u2019s also one of the fastest growing economies in the region, a development that\u2019s mirrored in the country\u2019s bank account ownership levels: just under 20% of people had a bank account in 2011, and now it\u2019s more than half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>POPULATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">277.3 million<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>% WITH A BANK ACCOUNT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">51.8%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GDP PER CAPITA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">$11,400<\/p>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"right-side\" >\n              <img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/indonesia.gif\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"content-section\">        <div class=\"left-side\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Angga-Zulfala-1.jpg\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"right-side\" >\n          <div class=\"country-main\">\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Angga Zulfala Yahya, 30<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jakarta, Indonesia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve worked as a subcontracted security guard at a government office for five years. My main task in the team is to secure the outside and inside of the building. I work 12 hours a day, five or six days a week. It is exciting, and I also often meet interesting people during my work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was born in East Java, and then I moved to Jakarta in 2010. I got my first bank account in 2017 when I started working for a cleaning service.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The account that I most recently used is my second account. I receive a regular monthly salary according to the Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) via one of Indonesia&#8217;s private banks. Then I send 80% to my wife&#8217;s account for our daily household needs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For financial activities, my wife and I prefer the traditional to the digital system. We prefer to go to an ATM for checking transactions, withdrawals or transfers. For shopping for daily household needs, we still use cash or a debit card for payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honestly, the digital system is much more practical, fast, and easy for any payment. But it will make us more consumptive and extravagant. The non-digital systems can make us take more care and be well-organized in managing our financial traffic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year we receive an increase in salary of around 2% to 5%, according to government policy. Unfortunately, I am not yet able to set aside any money for investment purposes. I live with my wife in a simple rented house in Jakarta, but next year we plan to start saving for a permanent home.<\/p>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"content-section\">          <div class=\"left-side \">\n              <div class=\"inner-content\">\n                  \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Uganda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Banking access in Uganda has grown significantly in the past decade, with the rate of bank account ownership more than tripling between 2011 and 2021. But while Uganda now has the highest rate of bank account ownership among low income countries, large swaths of the country\u2019s rural population \u2014 which makes up 74% of the total population \u2014 still lack access to financial institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>POPULATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">46.2 million<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>% WITH A BANK ACCOUNT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">65.9%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GDP PER CAPITA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">$2,200<\/p>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"right-side\" >\n              <img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/uganda.gif\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"content-section\">        <div class=\"left-side\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Simon-1.jpg\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"right-side\" >\n          <div class=\"country-main\">\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simon Oola, 53<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wakiso District, Uganda<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a director of corporate services for a regulatory body, which involves working on IT functions, managing human resources, and overseeing procurement. It keeps me on my toes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been especially challenging during Covid-19 and with the economic slowdown. When Covid struck, there was a lot of re-organization and innovation. We had to find a way to use the available resources effectively and be on the lookout to ensure that we survived. Our clients are affected by what happens in the world, so we have to come up with innovations and solutions that will help service the clients and keep the organization afloat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I first opened a bank account in 1996, with the idea to save some money. At the time, I was working part time and studying. I wanted to leave some money in the account while I was traveling abroad, but after queuing for hours, the teller wasn\u2019t cooperative. So I exchanged all of it into foreign currency instead and just left a little money in the bank account. Unfortunately, the bank collapsed while I was abroad, so I let it go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I returned home, I opened my second bank account in 1998 because I was being paid by check. But now I only use mobile money and ATMs. Uganda is largely a cash economy. I am paid monthly via bank transfer \u2014 always before the month ends, always on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would like to see people being able to access banking services everywhere in Uganda. But banks have done well with innovations like banking through the phone. I also think banks could do more to make people understand how they operate. Sometimes people get excited and get loans without reading the terms and conditions in very small print. Customers should understand the implications of what they are getting into before they sign off for the loans so that they don\u2019t burn their fingers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t spend a lot of time managing my money \u2014 if I can manage money for my whole organization, managing mine is a no brainer. I manage to fit everything within my resources, but I would like to make more money to invest in assets that can produce more income. Because I have enough on my plate. \u2014 <em>as told to Esther Nakkazi<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"content-section\">          <div class=\"left-side \">\n              <div class=\"inner-content\">\n                  \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Romania<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Romania is the largest of the Balkan countries, and has experienced some of the highest levels of economic growth within the European Union since becoming a member state in 2004. However, financial inclusion has been a slow process for Romania, with the country having the lowest rate of bank account ownership in the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>POPULATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">18.5 million<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>% WITH A BANK ACCOUNT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">69%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GDP PER CAPITA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">$14,861<\/p>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"right-side\" >\n              <img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/romania.gif\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"content-section\">        <div class=\"left-side\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5568.jpeg\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"right-side\" >\n          <div class=\"country-main\">\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alexandru Urse, 24<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bucharest, Romania<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been a junior auditor for a year and a half, and I love my job. An auditor is someone who sees the whole financial picture of a bank, a company or a fund. The way a bank operates can affect our entire society, and I find that interesting and insightful. My dream is to work with important clients, participate in high-level meetings and decide where there is a risk of fraud, and whether we need to investigate more or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I get paid every month, my salary goes directly to my bank account. Since high school, I\u2019ve put a lot of emphasis on my financial education and how I should manage my money. My parents lived in Italy, my sister in Bra\u0219ov, and I had to look after myself, pay my bills, buy food and take care of everything. That helped me learn to manage my money better. Now that I have a salary, I&#8217;m super relaxed because I know exactly what to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I opened my first bank account at the age of 14 when I was in high school. I felt like an adult. I had my first card! I chose to simply save my money. Years later, when I was 19, my phone broke the day before I was going to a festival. I couldn&#8217;t leave without a phone, so I took the money from my savings and bought a new one. I was very happy because I had been patient and spent my money wisely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would like to travel more and go on longer vacations. I don&#8217;t feel like I can do that right now because vacations have gotten too expensive. If I don&#8217;t put money aside for a month, or even two or three, I can&#8217;t enjoy my vacation fully.&nbsp;Banking services should be faster, safer, and charge fewer commissions. There\u2019s a lot of unnecessary bureaucracy, and yet sometimes people manage to steal money. And there are simply too many commissions. Every time I transfer money there\u2019s a fee, and I don\u2019t think that\u2019s fair. <em>\u2014 as told to Matei B\u0103rbulescu<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"content-section\">          <div class=\"left-side \">\n              <div class=\"inner-content\">\n                  \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Uruguay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This small South American country, nestled between Argentina and Brazil, has enjoyed a level of economic stability not shared by its neighbors. It\u2019s considered a high-income country, but it has the lowest rate of bank account ownership of any nation in this economic category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>POPULATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">3.4 million<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>% WITH A BANK ACCOUNT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">74.1%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GDP PER CAPITA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">$21,600<\/p>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"right-side\" >\n              <img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/uruguay.gif\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"content-section\">        <div class=\"left-side\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_0996.jpg\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"right-side\" >\n          <div class=\"country-main\">\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nicol\u00e1s L\u00f3pez, 33&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Montevideo, Uruguay<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been working as a driver for a year for a company that provides transportation services for the state. I like to drive and go around the city. I am a permanent employee, my salary is directly deposited into my bank account. I am also a referee at basketball games on weekends. I love this sport, and it is a very good extra income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the pandemic, I lost my job and I was out of work for almost two years. It was a very difficult time for my family. I have two children, a 12-year-old and a 3-month-old. Fortunately, I had some savings that helped us to survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I opened my first bank account when I was about 20 years old to receive my salary at the company where I worked. Before that, they paid us with a check that I had to cash in a bank and then go home with all the money in my pocket. Without a doubt, withdrawing money from an ATM made everything much easier and, above all, much safer. It is always better not to walk down the street with a lot of cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My experience operating with banks has been very satisfactory. I\u2019ve never been a victim of any type of fraud or scam, and the bank has made it easier for me to manage my money. I usually make transfers, deposits and other operations through the bank&#8217;s app or website. I can do everything from my cell phone at any time. Time is a finite resource, so that\u2019s the most important thing for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the arrival of my new son, we have had to make some changes in the house, so this year we asked for a loan from the bank to cover these expenses. I have taken it out in installments \u2014 that allows me to do the work without dramatically affecting my finances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project that my wife and I have planned in a few years is to emigrate to another country, perhaps in Europe. We want to have a better quality of life \u2014 the cost of living in Uruguay is very high. To that end, we have a savings account where we deposit money monthly. <em>\u2014 as told to Facundo Florit<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"content-section\">          <div class=\"left-side \">\n              <div class=\"inner-content\">\n                  \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">India<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>About 230 million adults in India did not have a bank account in 2021, the largest unbanked population in the world. But bank account ownership has more than doubled in the past decade, from 35% in 2011 to just under 78% in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>POPULATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">1.3 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>% WITH A BANK ACCOUNT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">77.5%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GDP PER CAPITA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">$6,100<\/p>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"right-side\" >\n              <img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/india.gif\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"content-section\">        <div class=\"left-side\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20221020_124129-1.jpg\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"right-side\" >\n          <div class=\"country-main\">\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Asha, 50<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Jabalpur, India<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I was born in a village near Sagar, a small town in Madhya Pradesh, India. I was married in my teens, and moved to the town of Jabalpur two years after my wedding. I live with my husband and clean homes for a living. My daughter Aarti, who is married and has two children, also lives nearby.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I sweep, mop floors and do laundry for four households, and get paid in cash once a month. I do not have a pension fund or any employee benefits. When I get older, I will find it difficult, because most people don\u2019t let very old people work in their homes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many years ago, my daughter encouraged me to save money and helped me register for a bank account. I hoped to save and put away some money for when I\u2019m too old to work. But I have not been able to put away any money yet \u2014 we have very little left over after buying what we need. We had to borrow money from one of my employers to cover the medical bills for a recent illness my husband and I had. Whatever little we had saved up went towards that, and our daughter\u2019s wedding.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have never been to school and cannot read or write. But the process of registering for a bank account was easy \u2014 all I had to do was affix my thumb impression to a few documents. I believe that everyone who can afford it should get themselves a bank account, save money and make use of the facilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been working for over 30 years. When my husband and I are too old to work, we will go back to our village and live with my nephews. We cannot afford to continue staying in Jabalpur after we stop working, but I hope to save up some money by then so that we can have a comfortable retirement. I have not used my bank account in so long, I don\u2019t even know if it is still active. But I still hope to save up enough money to deposit in my account some day. <em>\u2014 as told to Aishwarya Jagani<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"content-section\">          <div class=\"left-side \">\n              <div class=\"inner-content\">\n                  \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">United States<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color\">While the share of households with <a href=\"https:\/\/household-survey.fdic.gov\/survey-map?year=2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">banking access<\/a> is high, there are significant differences along racial, economic and state lines. The state of Louisiana has the second-highest level of unbanked households after Mississippi, at 8.1% and 11.1%, respectively. 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