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Equifax and Georgia Tech Announce Financial Inclusion Research Partnership
Georgia Tech Financial Services Innovation Lab to leverage differentiated data assets 'only Equifax' can provide to drive new studies on access to credit and fintech entrepreneurship.
CIMB Bank Philippines Collaborates With Zoloz to Strengthen Its Digital Banking Services with Advanced eKYC Solution
Under the terms of the agreement, CIMB Bank Philippines will leverage Zoloz's eKYC solution for frictionless user onboarding and enhanced payment experience, making financial services more accessible and inclusive to Filipinos.
Finclusion Raises $20M to Build Out Credit-led Neobank Offering Across Africa
The fintech that uses AI algorithms to provide financial services to African customers via an array of credit-centric products has raised $20 million in debt and equity pre-Series A financing.
IFC, Omni Support Truck Drivers, Immigrants, Refugees, and Micro-entrepreneurs in Brazil
The investment will increase Omni's capacity to assist their existing as well as new clients, thus supporting the private sector's recovery in the wake of the pandemic.
Symbiotics Launches $10 million Social Bond With Hamkorbank From Uzbekistan
The proceeds of this Social Bond are to be allocated towards both micro loans up to $10,000 to microenterprises and SME loans up to $1 million to small and medium enterprises.
Mastercard Podcast Shows How Financial Inclusion Is Creating an Equitable Future for All
The podcast features Mastercard experts, business leaders, community champions and entrepreneurs from across the Middle East and Africa and around the globe who are working together to build a more inclusive and sustainable digital economy.
Tajikistan: AFC Agriculture and Finance Consultants Supports Ministry of Finance to Manage a World Bank Grant
The grant aims to to strengthen the local economy and increase the revenue potential of small businesses and communities.
Call for Papers Open Now: Seventh European Research Conference on Microfinance, Glasgow, June 2022
The Glasgow edition will be focused on microfinance research priorities that are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to shape and create the post-pandemic microfinance research agenda.
Symbiotics Launches $14M Social Bond in Ecuador With "Cacpeco"
The issuance of this Social Bond emphasizes another step in Cacpeco’s social journey that started in 1988 in Latacunga, Cotopaxi, Ecuador.
Cambodia: NBC’s Bakong Wins Nikkei Award for Financial Inclusion
The world’s biggest financial newspaper selected Bakong “for its innovative technology and impact on the country’s economic and social development.