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Software Group Launches Fast-Track Agency Banking to Accelerate Race to Reach Nigeria’s Unbanked

In a statement issued on Thursday, the group said the launch would provide solution to the lack of easily accessible bank branches across the country which has affected about 38 million of unbanked Nigerian adults.

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Deadline to Apply Extended for the 2022 Leadership & Diversity Program for Regulators!

The Leadership & Diversity Program for Regulators is now accepting applications on a rolling basis.

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Women Entrepreneurs With Microfinance Loans Face Lots of Challenges, With or Without a Pandemic

Microfinance-supported entrepreneurs have exhibited the same resourcefulness that has characterized many other small businesses during the pandemic. At the same time, they face a variety of ongoing challenges.

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Discover the EMW2021 Conference Report

Delve into the extensive summaries and full recordings of the EMW2021 sessions covering key topics such as climate change and green finance, social performance, digital financial inclusion, access to health care, impact of and response to COVID-19, women's financial inclusion, client protection and more.

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Mercy Corps, LAPO Microfinance Bank Sign 200 M Empowerment Scheme in Nigeria

The scheme is designed to make credit facilities accessible to 90,000 low-income households comprising smallholder farmers and microenterprises in Northeast states of the country.

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Citi Continues to Bolster its Focus on Financial Inclusion by Eliminating Overdraft Fees

Citi will be the only top five U.S. bank to completely eliminate these fees, representing its continued commitment as a top leader in banking to increase financial inclusion in underserved communities.

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Lipa Payments Supports Financial Inclusion in Africa With Digital Payments

The company aims to solve the problem of informal areas not having access to payments systems in the digital age.

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Global Development Finance Coalition Commits Over $5.5 B for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Financing in Africa

The coalition said it had exceeded its initial target by 40 percent, while development finance institutions jointly committed over $5.55 billion of financing of MSMEs in Africa over the period.

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NPCI International, Gateway Payment Service, and Manam Infotech Join Hands to Deploy UPI Solution in Nepal

This collaboration will enable the last-mile consumers in Nepal to reap the benefits of an open interoperable payments system driving immediate payment transfers between bank accounts and merchant payments in real-time.

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Payrail Agency Partners With Mercy Corps to Revolutionize Financial Inclusion in Nigeria

With this launch and with an ongoing collaboration with Mercy Corps, Payrail Agency hopes to offer a bouquet of services to solve diverse business needs and challenges of small holder farmers.