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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.

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Symbiotics Investments Supports Solar Energy Projects in Vietnam Through a Green Bond With Ecoligo

Symbiotics Investments, the leading market access platform for impact investing, has arranged a $5 million green bond for ecoligo Vietnam, a subsidiary of ecoligo GmbH based in Germany.

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Grab Enables In-App Cashless Payments Via Fintech MoMo

The integration of MoMo into the Grab app allows MoMo to expand its services on one of the most popular platforms in Vietnam.

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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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A Vietnam-Based Startup Gimo Raises $17.1 Million to Bridge Financial Inclusion Gap

The investment will be utilized to fast-track the company's expansion plans and drive innovation across its product portfolio.

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IFC Partners With Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank to Boost Lending for Vietnam’s Smaller Businesses

IFC is providing a $40 million loan to Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank to enable the bank to provide support to local small and medium enterprises, especially women-owned businesses.

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Vietnam’s Timo Bank Builds With AWS to Promote Financial Inclusion

The cloud banking platform will help Timo scale its business and acquire 5 million new customers over the next three years.

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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.

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Vietnamese Fintech Startup Trusting Social Raises $65m Series C

Trusting Social is an AI fintech company aspiring to democratize financial services through AI-based consumer insights and embedded finance.

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IFC, LeapFrog Investments and DEG Invest in Vietnam’s HDBank to Help Accelerate Economic Recovery, Expand Lending to Smaller Businesses, and Boost Resiliency of the Banking Sector

Investment will increase access to credit for retail and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with specific focus on women entrepreneurs.