Economic inequality, volatile financial markets, and global economic crises catalyze social movements that focus stakeholders and leaders to prioritize solutions to the difficulties assailing most vulnerable in our societies. In the face of widening wealth gaps, founders are building FinTech solutions that reach the unbanked, underbanked, undercapitalized, and underestimated. Join this panel session to hear views from industry leaders, community leaders, and policymakers on innovative ways to close the wealth gap in banking deserts in the US and across the globe.