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Empowering Last-Mile Communities With Parametric Insurance and Financial Inclusion Services in the Pacific

The 27th Consumer Empowerment and Market Conduct and 10th Inclusive Green Finance Working Group came together on 4-7 March to discuss how financial services that target ‘last-mile’ communities, such as parametric insurance, can be more customer-centric and empowering.

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IMF Proposes Digital Money to Enhance Financial Inclusion in Pacific Island Nations

A recent IMF report suggests that digital money could significantly improve financial inclusion and enhance the quality of financial services in the remote and dispersed nations of the Pacific Ocean.

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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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Visa and GSMA Foundation Launch Financial Inclusion Project

The five-year initiative aims to advance digital financial inclusion for 20 million people, especially women, small holder farmers, and nano, micro and small enterprise owners across low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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Blockchain Firm Jia Records $2M in Microfinance Originations in the Philippines, Kenya

Blockchain plays a pivotal role in the success of this microfinancing model, from transparency, security, and efficiency to serving as a strategic tool in capital markets and global financial inclusion.

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Digital IDs Support Financial Inclusion in PNG, Govt Services in Cyprus, Bosnia, Barbados

Lack of a formal IDs slows economic growth by limiting who can participate in the formal economy.

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GCash and Mayani Join Forces to Boost Financial Inclusion in Philippine Agriculture

Finance super app GCash has entered the agrifintech sector through a partnership with Mayani, an agri-fisheries platform connecting smallholder farmers and fishers to buyers.

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Visa and Oxfam America to Explore Bringing Pre-Disaster Financial Support to the Philippines, Kenya, Colombia, and Puerto Rico

Visa recently teamed up with Oxfam America to serve as a payments partner in the Philippines, Columbia, Puerto Rico and Kenya.

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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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Indonesia: BNI Awarded for Driving Financial Inclusion Among People With Disabilities

The award, which was given by the Financial Services Authority, recognizes  BNI's initiatives to help micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) owned by people with disabilities through financing.