The SEEP Network is excited to announce a challenge fund to support innovations in gender-intentional COVID response and recovery efforts related to Savings Groups.

The funds are slated to reach 25,000 female-led microenterprises and support the “development of the capital markets and thematic bonds in Colombia.”

Under the agreement, IFC will help AIA Sri Lanka develop a women's insurance program strategy and suitable products for Sri Lankan women.

Exploring Covid-19’s impact on women’s economic empowerment and building resilience through equitable and inclusive financial systems.

More than an estimated 5,000 women are expected to directly benefit from a new initiative led by Ghazanfar Bank, one of Afghanistan’s leading commercial banks.

The facility has been provided under IFC’s Small Loan Guarantee Program (SLGP), a programmatic approach to risk-sharing that aims to strengthen the capacity of financial institutions to finance SMEs in low-income countries.

Experts have called for the restructuring of loan facilities in Nigeria, to alleviate the adverse effects of some government policies on women.

IFC will support developing more specially-designed products and services for women, as part of a move to help boost access to finance for women.

The investment is expected to lead to over 10,000 more people gaining access to finance by 2024, of which over 75 percent will be women.

Mary Ellen Iskenderian joins Fintech Beat to discuss how COVID-19 could end up revolutionizing how low-income women access capital.