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Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador Wins 2025 AFI Institutional Leadership Award

The bank has hosted or co-hosted 15 AFI Events, peer-reviewed multiple Guideline Notes, Concept Papers, and Consumer Protection Plans for other AFI member institutions, produced six AFI Knowledge Products as the main author, and held four leadership roles at global, regional or AFI Working Group Level. 

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Catalyst for “Transformative Change”: Female Entrepreneurship Fund Launched

The Female Entrepreneurship Fund is a specialized investment vehicle that channels resources from institutional investors to support women entrepreneurs in the Central American Integration System (Sica) region.

Publication May 2024

Connecting the Remittance Ecosystem in the Northern Triangle

This white paper examines the barriers and opportunities to boosting digital remittances in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

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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.

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Mastercard Commits to Delivering Economic Empowerment Tools and Resources to More Than One Million Women in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras

The commitments are part of Mastercard’s engagement, as a founding member, in the Partnership for Central America.

Publication Dec 2021

Seguros Futuro: Growth of El Salvador’s Only Cooperative Insurer

This brief demonstrates the growth of Seguros Futuro and its new parametric insurance product.

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Bitcoin Is Part of the Pitch As El Salvador Courts IMF Deal

The cryptocurrency will lose its reputation as a speculative asset and prove its use as a legitimate payment system, central bank President Douglas Rodriguez said in an interview on Monday.

Publication Jul 2021

Microfinance Clients Facing the COVID-19 Crisis: From Findings to Action for MFIs

This publication presents the main results of MFI client surveys in seven countries (Bhutan, Myanmar, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Cape Verde and El Salvador), as well as the concrete measures taken by MFIs to meet the needs expressed by their clients.

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El Salvador Bitcoin Transfers Soar, but Still a Fraction of Dollar Remittances

Small transfers of bitcoin to El Salvador jumped over four-fold in May from a year ago but still represent a small amount when compared to remittances sent in dollars.

Publication Jun 2021

Fintech Potential for Remittance Transfers: A Central America Perspective

This paper analyzes the potential for fintech to facilitate cheaper and more efficient remittances, and to enhance financial inclusion in Central America.