Asobancaria (the banking association of Colombia), in collaboration with FELABAN (the Latin American Federation of Banks), hosted the 4th Regional Conference on Financial Education in Bogota, Colombia on October 10-11, 2013.The event brought together around 200 practitioners and policymakers interested in advancing good practices for consumer protection and financial education.

The Microcredit Summit Campaign and the Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc., together with the sponsorship of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, hosted a Microcredit Summit in Manila on October 9-11, 2013 focused on the theme Partnerships against Poverty: Government, Business, Finance and Civil Society.The summit brought together government activities, financial and social services and providers, and other businesses to help catalyze the next great wave of movement out of severe poverty.

On September 26, 2013, DAI, Development Gateway, FHI 360, IREX, and USAID hosted a conference on the impact of mobiles in development.The one-day event featured thought leaders and decision makers in using mobile technologies to increase development impact.