Silver opportunity: Financial innovation for an aging population in Latin America Marcela PonceJose Felix Etchegoyen July 30, 2025 This page in: English Español

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/latinamerica/financial-innovation-aging-population-latin-america Forget the stereotypes of older adults in rocking chairs. Today's "silvers" – individuals aged 50 and beyond – are more active, connected, and financially empowered than ever before. Typically resulting from a combination of longer life expectancies and declining birth rates, population aging started in high-income countries, such as Japan, Italy and Spain, but is now more pronounced in low- and middle-income countries.