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Fintech Voyager Raises $210 M to Become Second Philippine 'Unicorn'
Voyager, which serves 47 million people through its consumer platforms that include e-wallet and digital payments, said the fresh capital will fund its digital banking venture and other services like cryptocurrency and micro-investments.
10 Fintech and Regtech Innovators Selected for the 2022 AFI Inclusive Fintech Showcase
Finalists will deliver a technical presentation of their innovations within a global audience of AFI member institutions, fintech experts and relevant stakeholders in virtual sessions across 12-13 April.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Works to Enable Sustainable Private Investment in Agri-Food Systems and Specific Value Chains
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations deepened its work for attracting and de-risking private-sector investments in agri-food systems, targeting public and private agricultural value chains actors as well as private investors, and piloting its interventions in six African countries.
Fintech Pledges to Deepen Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
The new products and services offered by the digital banking platform NowNow will further enhance its already existing services, consumer banking, agency banking and merchant payment solutions.
Wallet Factory Wins Gold Stevie® Award In 2022 Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards
Wallet Factory has become the winner of Gold Award for Technology Innovation in the Financial Services category in the third annual Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards sponsored by the RAK Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Symbiotics to Manage an Impact Private Debt Mandate for Pensioenfonds Detailhandel
The portfolio will invest in small and medium enterprises and through microfinance in themes such as climate and energy, education and healthcare.
IFC and Santander Brasil to Expand Access to Finance for Smaller Healthcare Providers, Boosting Brazil’s Health System
The $150 million financing package will allow the bank to expand its financing to doctors and healthcare micro, small, and medium enterprises for working capital and purchase of medical equipment.
ADB and HSBC India Establish $ 100 M Guarantee Plan for Microcredit
The program will help women running small businesses and microfinance institutions lending after the pandemic.
Pakistan: ACCA, PITB Join Hands to Increase Financial Inclusion
The goal of the collaboration is to work jointly mainly on financial inclusion, financial literacy of Punjab Information Technology Board incubation wing startups and awareness for the stakeholders of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
GGF and MF Banka Boost Green Finance in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A senior loan of EUR 5 million will be on-lent by the bank to businesses that want to implement energy efficiency and resource efficiency measures, as well as small scale renewable energy projects.