Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said the establishment of a digital banking framework is particularly relevant as billions of people affected by the pandemic are driving a historic and dramatic shift in consumer behavior.

The app will provide access to the company’s e-Wallet, local food delivery, and other mobile ecommerce solutions, as well as its recently announced mobile fintech platform for microlending, driver’s license testing payments, and mental health consultations.

CRECER IFD from Bolivia, Dreamlopments Ltd. from Thailand and Fonkoze from Haiti announced as finalists for the European Microfinance Award 2021.

This year, in preparation for COP 26 and to bring the environment to the forefront of the entrepreneurial discussion, AFIIP also launched a green prize to provide additional resources to financial innovations that can generate green outcomes. 

The first physical event of this dimension for the microfinance sector since the pandemic began, this next edition will focus on the essential: networking and bringing people back together.

Haiti's Bank of the Republic is reducing the credit risk of microfinance institutions that will further enable financial institutions to provide more microloans to the small businesses and individuals as the nation examines various long-term recovery options.

Under this partnership, Orange will deploy Ericsson's Mobile Financial Services solution - Ericsson Wallet Platform - across fourteen of the countries in the region where Orange Money is available, starting with Senegal. 

The Belize Bank Limited—along with a fintech solutions provider, Wallet Factory—are the first in the region to launch a digital wallet app providing access to online banking services for Belizean customers.

The grant from the French Development Agency is expected to enhance the BSP’s initiatives to empower marginalized sectors in the Philippines by providing them access to financial products and services.

Eventually, this project aims at supporting last-mile distributors scaling their operations and providing investors with data transparency and standard formats to unleash new investment opportunities.