From the Microfinance Coalition: Call to Action for Investors
How investors respond during this pandemic will determine the extent to which MFIs are able to respond to the needs of their customers.
COVID-19 Threatens the Microfinance Sector and the Livelihoods of Those We Serve: Building a Coalition for Collective Action
An invitation to microfinance networks and organizations to join the coalition and raise their voices
India: Bill Payments Drive Digital Payment Volume Recovery in First Half of May
A number of people who were earlier used to paying their utility bills in cash may have shifted to the digital channels during the lockdown, they added.
Bangladesh: Govt Cash Gift for Corona-Affected Family Disbursed Through Rupali Bank SureCash
The government is providing direct cash assistance to 5 million Corona-affected families.
COVID-19 FinDev Weekly Update | 08-14 May 2020
A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past week
Singapore Offers More Grants to Help Fintech Firms Ride out Pandemic
The SG$6 million ($3.44 million) grant can be used by local fintech companies to cover their daily working capital expenses and finance new product development work with financial institutions.
Coronavirus: How Cash-Mad Philippines Learned to Love Digital Money Thanks to COVID-19
Online payments have been slow to take off in the Philippines, where cash has long been king.
Zimbabwe: COVID-19 - Zimbabwe's Smallholder Farmers Step Into the Food Supply Gap
Smallholder farmers have long been feeding this Southern African nation by producing the bulk of the country's maize staple, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
Pakistan: FINCA Staff Donates PKR 2M to PM’s COVID-19 Relief Fund
The donation was a part of a local initiative in which FINCA employees contributed a day’s worth of salary towards COVID-19 relief in appreciation of the country’s need in this time of crisis.