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Bitcoin ATMs Expand Despite Shelter-in-Place Rules

Tucked into corners of grocery stores, gas stations and transit hubs, crypto ATMs are still allowed to operate amid the coronavirus contagion event. And some are thriving.

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COVID-19 Puts Focus on Social Responsibility in Asia Pacific

The coronavirus pandemic has magnified and exposed social imbalances in the region – underscoring the importance of financial inclusion as well as environmental, social and corporate governance.

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Here's How Non-Bank Lenders Plan to Raise Money

Small non-bank lenders plan to come together and sell bonds that make the cut for bank financing.

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Is the Coronavirus Killing Off Cash?

Tech firms see the opportunity they’ve been waiting for as shoppers and business recoil from paper money. Who’s hurt when legal tender goes away?

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Microfinance Firms in Turmoil as Collections Come to a Grinding Halt

The lockdown has brought the collection operations of microfinance institutions (MFIs) to a halt, as about 95 percent of the loan repayments are still done through cash.

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Russians Withdrew a Year’s Worth of Cash in a Month Over Coronavirus Fears

Amid the coronavirus pandemic Russians are stocking up on cash.

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Group of Non-Bank Lenders to Issue Pooled Debt Instruments

This will help firms below investment grade access the liquidity tap since such joint effort would typically enhance their credit rating.

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Vodacom and Safaricom Buy M-Pesa

Vodafone has sold M-Pesa to South African and Kenyan telecoms companies Vodacom and Safaricom, which are targeting further expansion for the leading African fintech brand.

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FINCA International Launches Emergency Response Fund for COVID-19

FINCA International mobilized to address the needs of the most vulnerable in the countries where it works, launching the FINCA Emergency Response Fund.

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IFC Investment Will Allow Banco General to Support Mortgage Financing and Boost Climate Products

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, provided Banco General, S.A., a loan of $150 million for mortgage lending for low and middle-income families in Panama, at the end of 2019.