EBRD Loans $4.4 M to KEP Trust for MSMEs in Kosovo with Focus on Rural, Women-led MSMEs
KEP Trust plans to on-lend the proceeds of the senior, unsecured loan to micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
Nigeria: Baobab Commits to Affordable Loans in Kano
Baobab Microfinance Bank's operations in Kano would give petty traders access to affordable loans.
SAMA Licenses Fintech Company Loan to Provide Consumer Microfinance Solutions
With the new licensee, there are now six authorized companies offering consumer microfinance solutions in Saudi Arabia.
Updated - Open Call For Proposals: Financial Access for Smallholder Farmers in Sierra Leone
The general objective is to test a tailor-made and innovative agricultural product for smallholder farmers and expand the loan products to rural areas.
World Vision and VisionFund Sign Global MOU with DreamStart Labs
The partnership will allow accelerating the digitization of savings groups worldwide and give members easier and faster access to microloans and microinsurance.
Paymentology and Mastercard Join Forces to Foster Financial Inclusions in Northern Central America
Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, today announces an expanded partnership with Mastercard to bolster financial inclusion across Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.
Faulu Bank and GIZ Partner to Unlock Green Financing To Kenyan Farmers
This initiative is part of the sustainable energy for smallholder farmers' project being implemented in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda.
Financial Inclusion: Universal Insurance Deepens Penetration With Mobile App
The Universal Insurance Plc has unveiled a mobile app aimed at delivering delightful and cutting edge financial solutions to its customers, as well as a newly launched Universal Insurance Network platform.
India: B20 Task Force Identifies Key Priority Themes for Global Financial Inclusion
The B20 task force on financial inclusion for economic empowerment has identified 11 key themes around gender and diversity, reducing cost of borrowing for underserved segments, harnessing power of BCs, intervention of agriculture and rural segments, cross border payments and more.
Pakistan’s President Calls for Measures to Strengthen Financial Inclusion, Gender Equality
President, Dr. Arif Alvi urged the banking institutions to take measures to further strengthen financial inclusion and gender equality in the sector.