Government travel restrictions and orders to defer repayments and lower interest rates on loans due to COVID-19 have reduced the ability of Myanmar’s microfinance companies to help rural people who desperately need capital.

The collaboration enables UNFCU members to transfer money to mobile wallets in select countries in local currencies.

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Myanmar Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Department of Social Welfare and Livelihoods and Food Security Fund LIFT have announced funding of $9 million in COVID-19 cash support to mothers, pregnant women and social pension beneficiaries.

The partnership will allow Wave Money to leverage Ant Group's experience in building mobile payment platforms to enhance its digital competence, capabilities, user experience and service offerings.

The temporary suspension of microfinance activities aligns with government efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 through mass gatherings and close contact.

Thai consumer finance firm Thitikorn recently secured agreement from the shareholders of Myanmar Financial International Limited (MFIL), a microfinance provider in Myanmar, to buy the company for no less than two times its audited book value.