The funding will allow Esquire, a market leader in the unsecured small and medium enterprises loan segment, to grow its loan portfolio and better serve women-owned SMEs during and after the global pandemic.

The self-paced online course was launched on 8 March and is available free of charge at any time. 

This learning content, made up of 22 short lessons, is open and available for use and adaptation by anyone, anywhere.

Deadline to submit applications is ongoing, with priority given to eligible institutions that submit before 8 May 2022.

Officially launched in mid-March 2022, the Aliada Digital Card is available to all Mexican women over the age of 18 who wish to start or improve their credit history or continue exploring new forms of financing.

The European Microfinance Award (EMA) is a prestigious annual award with EUR 100,000 for the winner and EUR 10,000 for the two runners-up, to promote financial inclusion initiatives and highlight their innovating contribution in a particular area to the development of the sector. 

Opportunity International’s Managing Director of Strategic Partnerships elaborates on the initiatives of the organization that has extended support to organizations aimed at offering financial services and digital tools to millions living in extreme poverty.

Its seven-member board now comprises four women board members including Geeta Goel, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Suvalakshmi Chakraborti, Founder Finreach, Treasa Mathew, Omidyar Network, and Sucharita Mukherjee, Co-founder, Kaleidofin.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, supported by the Alliance for Financial Inclusion, developed and launched the Framework for Advancing Women’s Financial Inclusion in Nigeria, aiming to close the gap by 2024.

The agreement between Financiera Confianza and IFC contemplates the instrumentation of tools that allow a closer knowledge of the needs, challenges, preferences, experiences and aspirations of foreign men and women residing in Peru in everything related to the use of financial services.