Wells Fargo and Operation HOPE Team Up to Accelerate Financial Inclusion
New HOPE Inside centers in select Wells Fargo branches increase access to financial education and guidance.
Philippines: IFC, IFC Financial Institutions Growth Fund, and IFC Emerging Asia Fund Invest in Voyager Innovations to Expand Digital Financial Services
The investment will enable Voyager to grow its platform and offer integrated, end-to-end digital financial services to consumers, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), and large enterprises.
NanoPay's Aliada Digital Card: The First Fintech Solution Product for Women in Mexico
Officially launched in mid-March 2022, the Aliada Digital Card is available to all Mexican women over the age of 18 who wish to start or improve their credit history or continue exploring new forms of financing.
Catalyst Fund to Incubate Six "Inclusive" Fintechs Serving Africa, Latin America
Catalyst will provide each firm with an investment as large as GBP 80,000 ($105,000) and arrange non-financial support from the staff of BFA and various partner investment and consulting firms.
Wave Mobile Money Becomes the First Fintech Operating in Multiple WAEMU Countries to Get an E-money License
The new E-money license allows Wave to directly offer its current suite of financial products to customers.
Cambodia: NBC’s Bakong Wins Nikkei Award for Financial Inclusion
The world’s biggest financial newspaper selected Bakong “for its innovative technology and impact on the country’s economic and social development.
Symbiotics Launches $14M Social Bond in Ecuador With "Cacpeco"
The issuance of this Social Bond emphasizes another step in Cacpeco’s social journey that started in 1988 in Latacunga, Cotopaxi, Ecuador.
Call for Papers Open Now: Seventh European Research Conference on Microfinance, Glasgow, June 2022
The Glasgow edition will be focused on microfinance research priorities that are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to shape and create the post-pandemic microfinance research agenda.
Tajikistan: AFC Agriculture and Finance Consultants Supports Ministry of Finance to Manage a World Bank Grant
The grant aims to to strengthen the local economy and increase the revenue potential of small businesses and communities.
Mastercard Podcast Shows How Financial Inclusion Is Creating an Equitable Future for All
The podcast features Mastercard experts, business leaders, community champions and entrepreneurs from across the Middle East and Africa and around the globe who are working together to build a more inclusive and sustainable digital economy.