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British International Investment and Symbiotics Strengthen Partnership With Launch of Second Green Basket Bond Across Asia and Africa
The green lending program will increase financing to small-scale green projects across Africa, South and Southeast Asia through MSME lenders, with a particular focus on India.
IBISA Raises $3 M to Scale Parametric Insurance Solutions, Strengthening Climate Resilience Across Asia and Africa
Leveraging innovative satellite and actuarial technologies, IBISA designs and operates parametric insurance products that promote financial resilience in regions where communities are the most vulnerable to the impacts of extreme weather events.
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.
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.
British International Investment and Symbiotics Partner to Launch First-ever Green Basket Bond Across Africa, South and Southeast Asia
The green lending program will direct much-needed financing to small-scale green projects across Africa, South and Southeast Asia through local MSME banks.
Symbiotics Launches $15 Million Green Bond for Greenlight Planet
Greenlight Planet will use the proceeds of the Green Bond to finance supplier advances, inventory and customer lease structures for pay-as-you-go solar home systems.
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Joins Mojaloop Foundation for Financial Inclusion
The foundation's announcement said that Mojaloop will benefit from Singapore's policy development perspectives and technical guidance.
WEE-DiFine Initiative: Request for Proposals for Small Grants up to $50,000
Based at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development in Bangladesh, the Initiative supports rigorous research projects exploring this theme in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Open Request for Proposals: Consumer Protection Research Initiative
The Initiative will accept proposals for full and pilot projects which use randomized controlled trial evaluation to assess the impact of a consumer protection intervention or market monitoring tool.
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.