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JICA Signs a Loan Agreement for a Project to Promote Financial Inclusion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Honduras
The project aims to improve access to finance for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), including women-owned businesses, in the Republic of Honduras.
TNG Digital Teams up With UNHCR to Enhance Financial Inclusion for Refugees
The move, in collaboration with UNHCR, underscores TNG Digital’s commitment to integrating vulnerable communities into the formal financial system, ensuring greater economic participation and security.
InvestCorp and Chipper Cash Partner to Enhance Financial Inclusion
The goal of the partnership is to expand access to financial services, enhance cross-border payment efficiency and promote financial inclusion across underserved regions of Africa, starting with Ghana.
NBU and EBRD Unveil Guidance Note on Financial Inclusion and Reintegration for Financial Institutions Employing Ukrainian War Veterans
The guidance note was developed by Korn Ferry to support Ukrainian financial institutions in becoming more inclusive, safer, and more accessible employers, which outlines recommendations for financial institutions that hire Ukrainian war veterans.
Exploring Bangladesh’s Experience in Women’s Financial Inclusion, Sex Disaggregated Data and Digital Financial Services
Participants from 35 member institutions in 32 countries attended the Joint Learning Program in Dhaka, which explored how to develop and implement policies on disaggregated data and innovative digital financial services in order to enhance women’s financial inclusion, drawing on Bangladesh’s experience.
African Development Bank Partners with AXIAN Telecom to Accelerate Africa's Digital Transformation
The African Development Bank has approved a $160 million senior corporate loan to support AXIAN Telecom to expand digital access and financial inclusion in nine African countries.
South Sudan Moves to Launch Country’s First Instant Payment System
The initiative by the Bank of South Sudan aims to expand instant payment systems across Africa.
News ABHI Joins Forces With TPL to Acquire FINCA Microfinance Bank
Pakistan-based financial platform ABHI and Pakistan-based insurtech TPL have completed the acquisition of FINCA Microfinance Bank, aiming to expand access to financial solutions and accelerate financial inclusion across Pakistan.
Ceniarth Leads $10 M Commitment to Deetken Impact’s Ilu Women’s Empowerment Fund
The investment from Ceniarth together with an aligned donor-advised fund will boost gender lens investing in Latin America & the Caribbean. Photo courtesy of Ilu Fund investee Acceso Financiero El Salvador.