Mastercard Partners With Vodafone Fiji to Drive Financial Inclusion and Empowerment
This partnership will give hundreds of thousands of Fijians access to digital payments through Mastercard’s global payment network of over 100 million merchants worldwide.
Svasti Microfinance Raises $5M From IIX's Women's Livelihood Bond 5, the World's First Orange Bond Issuance
Mumbai-based Svasti Microfinance has received $5 million through Non-Convertible Debentures from Singapore-based Impact Investment Exchange's Women's Livelihood Bond 5, the proceeds of which will go toward empowering women through income-generating activities.
VEON’s Mobilink Bank Becomes First Microfinance Bank Globally to Join the GSMA Connected Women Commitment Initiative
The global digital operator VEON last week announces that Mobilink Microfinance Bank Ltd. in Pakistan has signed up to the GSMA’s Connected Women Commitment Initiative set up to accelerate digital and financial inclusion for women.
OMRO Announces a Strategic Partnership With the European Investment Fund
OMRO IFN partners with the European Investment Fund, obtaining a guarantee ceiling to offer up to EUR 50.000 microfinancing, double the ceiling currently provided.
Agenda for Cracking the Nut 2023® Announced!
Explore the Cracking the Nut® agenda for a full lineup of plenary, breakout, and networking sessions, featuring leading development practitioners, private sector stakeholders, finance professionals, and more.
DTB and Mastercard Join Forces to Empower Fintechs with Payment Cards in Kenya
Diamond Trust Bank and Mastercard have forged a partnership that lets the bank offer payment cards to tech-enabled companies, including fintechs in Kenya.
Visa Committed to Financial Literacy and Women’s Empowerment in Cambodia
Visa has recently implemented several successful initiatives that demonstrate its commitment to support the government’s mission to elevate financial literacy and inclusion among women and young people across Cambodia.
Cambodia: An Intensified Commitment to Client Protection
National Bank of Cambodia and the Cambodian Microfinance Association recently announced a joint initiative, Strengthening Safe Finance in Communities aimed at increasing financial literacy, consumer empowerment, and client protection.
Early Bird Registration for the 25th MFC Annual Conference "Thriving Together" Is Now Open!
Take advantage of the early bird registration and join more than 500 professionals from over 40 countries at the 25th Microfinance Centre Annual Conference "Thriving Together"!
Women’s Exclusion From the Digital World Has Withheld $1 Trillion From Low- And Middle-Income Countries" GDP
The UN Women’s Gender Snapshot 2022 report concludes that over the last decade women’s exclusion from the digital world has deprived low- and middle- income countries of up to $1 trillion of their gross domestic product.