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

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

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.

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.

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

Amid the coronavirus pandemic Russians are stocking up on 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?

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.

The Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) is testing a new blockchain-powered clearing system that could be used by some of the country's largest financial institutions.

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.