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Paysend Launches Instant Cross-Border Payments for Just $1
Users can quickly connect to Paysend’s global payments network and instantly and cost-effectively send funds to 25 countries and currencies seven days per week, 365 days per year.
VEON’s Mobilink Microfinance Bank Promotes Financial Inclusion and Supports Farmers with Programmes to Drive Economic Prosperity in Pakistan
The three Mobilink Microfinance Bank initiatives include low-cost 4G handsets for customers bundled with the bank’s digital banking application, e-commerce services for female entrepreneurs, and an agriculture advisory service for farmers in Pakistan.
BCP, SOWIT Partner to Boost Financial Inclusion of Moroccan Farmers
The agreement was concluded as part of the Regional Investments initiative launched by BCP to assist innovative Moroccan solutions.
IFC Announces Loan of up to $100M to Mibanco to Support MSMEs and Women in Peru
The investment will allow the bank to strengthen its lending operations for women-owned micro, small, and medium enterprises in the underserved regions of the country.
Silatech Launches Project to Support 89,000 Youths in Cambodia, India and Sri Lanka
The three-year project aims to eliminate barriers in access to finance for young entrepreneurs, create income generation opportunities and promote financial inclusion and growth.
Karandaaz Joins Hands With FINCA Microfinance Bank to Enable Financial Inclusion of Women
Under this agreement, Karandaaz has committed a grant to FINCA Microfinance Bank Pakistan for initiating and running an exploration program that will help FINCA design gender-sensitive products and communication strategy with the aim of reducing the gender gap.
IFC’s Investment in Romania’s First Sustainability Bond to Catalyze Financial Inclusion, Support Future Resilience
The local currency-denominated senior non-preferred sustainability bonds will help the bank increase its lending to businesses investing in climate-smart initiatives—green buildings, renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean transportation, sustainable agriculture, and others.
HEDERA Sustainable Solutions and the SANAD Fund for MSME’s Technical Assistance Facility Invite You to Join an Online Workshop: Greening MFIs in the MENA Region
The workshop will be delivered in English with French and Arabic interpretation.
Africa: The Italian CDP Lends EUR100M to the AFC to Finance the Ecological Transition
The pan-African financial institution will use the funds to finance the green transition through sustainable infrastructure in Africa.
Bangladesh: Government Moves to Cut Microcredit Service Charge
An 11-member committee, headed by Grameen Bank Chairman Prof Dr A K M Saiful Majid, has been formed to look into the cost of the MFI's services and to determine if there is any scope to reduce the charges.