Jeffrey Bower
Founder and Principal @Bower & Partners
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WORK HISTORY
Founder and Principal @Bower & Partners
Toronto, ON, CA
As founder of Bower & Partners, Jeffrey and his team enable collaboration in payments to help guide the design and launch of successful digitization and financial inclusion initiatives. Among other clients, Bower & Partners has delivered solutions for the IFC, the World Bank, the Alliance for Financial Inclusion, the United Nations-hosted Better Than Cash Alliance, national financial systems regulators, central banks, fintechs and a number of major international banks. Bower & Partners has demonstrated expertise providing leadership on defining ecosystem approaches to digitization, defining national digital payments strategies and launching world-class payment programs able to scale the use of digital payment services. Delivered projects in country in Canada, the US, the UK, Haiti, Mexico, Peru, Pakistan, Colombia, and at the global level.
EDUCATION
Huron University
Bachelor's Degree, International/Global Studies
University of Toronto - Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
Master's Degree, International/Global Studies
Huron University
Honours Bachelor of Arts, International and Comparative Studies
University of Toronto
Master of Arts, International Relations; International Studies
ABOUT JEFFREY BOWER
Jeffrey Bower is the founder of Bower & Partners, a boutique consulting firm focused on financial services and financial inclusion. With over 20 years of experience in the payments and fintech sector, Jeffrey is a recognized expert in designing and launching innovative and impactful digital payment solutions worldwide that enable financial inclusion and reduce the use of cash. His practice has delivered work for global clients such as the International Organization for Migration, World Bank, IFC, Alliance for Financial Inclusion, Better Than Cash Alliance, Scotiabank, and HSBC, and has worked in countries all over the world. Most recently, Jeffrey was a Senior Investment Officer at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), where he led new market development to scale the use of digital financial services in underserved markets across Latin America and the Caribbean. Prior to this, he acted as Payment Services Lead for the World Food Programme, where he built the next generation of payment products for recipients of the world’s largest humanitarian organization. Jeffrey has a Masters in International Relations from the University of Toronto, and speaks English, Spanish, and French.
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