South Africa's Sava and Mastercard Partner to Support Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises
Through the partnership, the two entities will provide small businesses in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Egypt with an online platform, powered by SAVA’s Payment Transaction System, that includes digital bank accounts and accounting integration tools.
JOHUD, FINCA Jordan for Microfinance Sign MoU on Productive Initiatives
The agreement outlines the cooperation between Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development and FINCA Jordan in financing productive initiatives, small businesses, and projects across the Kingdom through soft loans.
Treasury Publishes Financial Inclusion Policy Framework for South Africa
The National Treasury yesterday published the Financial Inclusion Policy Framework for South Africa, titled “An Inclusive Financial Sector for All” following the endorsement and approval of the policy framework by Cabinet on 8 August 2023.
Open Finance Self-Assessment Tool and Development Roadmap
This technical guide introduces the open finance self-assessment tool and development roadmap. It provides practical tools for policymakers to use to decide whether to implement an open finance regime to advance financial inclusion.
Vodacom Pledges to Invest ZAR 60 Billion in South Africa Over Next Five Years
This ZAR 60 billion (≈ USD 3.3 billion) investment is expected to contribute significantly to enhancing network resilience, further accelerating Vodacom’s deep rural coverage program to help bridge the digital divide and deepening financial inclusion.
EBRD And Green Climate Fund Join Forces to Boost Climate Finance In Jordan
The investment aims to allocate the loan proceeds towards climate change mitigation and adaptation technologies, focusing on local MSMEs, including women-led enterprises.
Digital Payments Roadmap: Towards Inclusive, Accessible, Effective And Sustainable Digital Payments In South Africa
The purpose of this Roadmap is to identify obstacles, barriers and challenges to the adoption of an increased and effective usage of digital payments, and to develop a multi-disciplinary and stakeholder action plan to unlock the inclusivity, effectiveness and sustainability of digital payments in South Africa.
Jordan: Tamweelcom Secures Green Financing for Climate-Resilience Projects
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, alongside the European Union and the Green Climate Fund, has announced a financing initiative for Jordan's microfinance institution, Tamweelcom, under the Green Economy Financing Program.
Women’s Roles in Cross-border Remittances
This webinar explores the findings of a diagnostic study aimed at improving financial capabilities and inclusion for women in the South Africa-Malawi, South Africa-Mozambique and South Africa-Zimbabwe corridors.