“Tokenization: A success story in the microfinance sector”
The Foro Connect 2026 concluded with the discussion “Tokenization: A Success Story in the Microfinance Sector,” a session dedicated to exploring a financial innovation with immense potential to transform access to capital in the region.
The conversation highlighted the experience of El Salvador, where asset tokenization has become a benchmark for the sector. This model demonstrates how combining technological innovation, a favorable regulatory framework, and access to new investment sources can expand financing opportunities for microfinance institutions and for segments of society traditionally excluded from the financial system.
During the session, César Barahona shared the evolution of this ecosystem, noting how an idea initially viewed as merely innovative has established itself as a genuine alternative for connecting investors with projects that deliver significant social and economic impact. His experience underscored the technology’s potential to create more efficient, transparent, and accessible mechanisms for mobilizing capital.
The discussion also revisited one of the day’s most significant insights, articulated by César Rodrigo Castillo Zambrana: “Tokenization has arrived to democratize inclusive finance.” This vision encapsulates the tool’s enormous potential to bring new financing sources to institutions, diversify investment options, and create greater opportunities for millions of people seeking to boost their entrepreneurial ventures and improve their quality of life.
Beyond the technology itself, the discussion emphasized the importance of building ecosystems that integrate innovation, regulation, and investment around a shared purpose: expanding access to financial services and strengthening the economic development of communities.
With this final panel, Foro Connect 2026 wrapped up a day defined by learning, innovation, and strategic reflection, reaffirming that the future of inclusive finance will depend on the sector’s ability to build bridges between technology, responsible investment, and sustainable social impact.
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