Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) emerged to help address credit and capital challenges and provide Native communities and residents with an alternative to mainstream banks.

This is the last week to register for the Boulder Microfinance Training Program: Key Issues in Financial Inclusion, which will take place from July 15 to 26 in Turin, Italy.

This is the last call to register for the 26th Microfinance Centre (MFC) Annual Conference, which will take place on 14-15 May 2024 in Cracow, Poland.

OppFi and Zogo bring together expertise and resources to tackle ongoing financial challenges faced by everyday Americans.

Mizuho provided $5 million in debt capital to Grameen America and its microlending program as part of the firm’s ongoing commitment to CDFIs and financial inclusion.

The EUR 275-million platform in Poland will help financial institutions resolve their non-performing loans, allowing individuals and businesses to restore their creditworthiness, and bolstering the country's banking sector.

This week IFAD launched  the Platform for Remittances, Investment and Migrants’ Entrepreneurship (PRIME) Central Asia Initiative in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Since launching in 2022, the program for Ukrainians, which includes business mentoring services in addition to micro-finance, has helped over 30 Ukrainian entrepreneurs to support themselves and other refugees.

Lack of a formal IDs slows economic growth by limiting who can participate in the formal economy.

With support from the World Bank, the Western Balkan economies are making significant progress in aligning their national payment systems with EU standards as part of their accession goals.