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India and Ghana Accelerate Unified Payment Interface Integration for Seamless Cross-Border Payments
By streamlining cross-border payments and reducing reliance on third-party currencies, initiatives like these promote financial inclusion and stability.
Opportunity International Awarded $2 Million Grant From Visa Foundation to Remove Barriers and Unlock Capital to Women-Led Business
The grant will allow Opportunity International to provide micro and small business loans, digital tools and specialized technical training to women-led small- and micro businesses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda.
Opportunity International and Oikocredit Announce $100 Million Impact Investment Agreement to Advance the Education Sector in Low-income Countries
Opportunity International and Oikocredit will mobilize the funds over the next three years with an initial, near-term focus on Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda.
Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation Lends $3.7M to Assilassimé Solidarite of Togo, Agora Microfinance Zambia
The foundation has announced its disbursal of local-currency loans to Togo-based Assilassimé Solidarite in an amount approximately equivalent to $2.5 million and Agora Microfinance Zambia in an amount approximately equivalent to $1.2 million.
Designing Interoperable Agent Banking Business Model for ARB Apex Bank in Ghana
The main objectives of the assignment were to design agency banking business model, map potential agents’ locations throughout the country, and provide technical assistance for branding, advertising, consumer education and industry sensitization on agency banking.
UNCDF Is Boosting Financial Inclusion and Job Creation in Ghana Through Green Innovation Challenge
Applicants can be based anywhere globally, however solutions must focus on youth, women, returning migrants or MSMES in Ashanti and Western regions of Ghana.
AFC Strengthens Its Presence in Ghana With Three New Projects in the Financial Sector
AFC started implementing three new projects in fall this year that aim to promote financial sector soundness and access to financial services by individuals.
United Nations Federal Credit Union Partners With Thunes for Mobile Money Transfers
The collaboration enables UNFCU members to transfer money to mobile wallets in select countries in local currencies.
COVID-19: FNFI Backs Nine Microfinance Institutions
The National Fund for Inclusive Finance is putting in place mechanisms to support its partnering microfinance institutions amidst the COVID-19 crisis.
Bank of Ghana Report Shows That Banks Withstand COVID-19 Shocks, SDIs Hit Hard
A new report by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has indicated banks have been able to withstand the COVID-19 pandemic.