Can Mobile Wallets Increase Access to Remittances and Other Financial Services?
Home to more than 600,000 Syrian refugees, Jordan hosts the second highest ratio of refugees in the world - 89 refugees per 1,000 inhabitants. In this blog post, Amarante Consulting shares what they learned from evaluating the Dig#ttances project, which explored digital solutions for refugees and the unbanked in Jordan.
Can Financial Inclusion Help Reverse Women’s Inequality in Jordan?
Women’s entrepreneurship is on the rise globally, though it still lags behind men’s in most countries. The challenge is how to get female businesses out of a survivalist mode and onto a pathway of growth.
Reham Gharbiyeh, Arab Women's Enterprise Fund
In this FinEquity Member Spotlight, Reham Gharbiyeh talks about making women's economic empowerment in the MENA region possible.
EIB Lends $3M to Microfund for Women (MFW) for Entrepreneurs in Jordan
These loans are intended to support 9,100 people, 90 percent of whom are women, whose livelihoods have been threatened by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Microloans, Seen as Salvation for Poor Women, Trap Many in Debt
Five years ago, Amira Hawamdeh took out a loan for $423 to buy buttons and yarn to make purses and sweaters, and winter blankets to sell to her neighbors.
Switzerland and Singapore to Teamup on Fintech
The two countries are looking towards financial sector digitalization. A conference slated for June in Zurich seeks to do just that.
Symbiotics Becomes a Certified B Corporation® Rated Among the Highest in Switzerland
The results of the very comprehensive B Impact Assessment provide an important benchmark for the company and a path to further improve certain areas and take specific actions in the years to come.
The World Is Mobile, Why Isn’t Our Data?
Over 164 million migrant workers make a living in a foreign country, and almost 26 million refugees have been forced to flee due to conflict. Unfortunately, while migrant workers are on the move, their data is not, often preventing them from accessing financial services or better jobs. Developing a digital identity system is one potential solution to this problem.
Getting It Right: Providing Financial Services to Refugees
Drawing on the findings from recently released market studies in Jordan and Uganda, here are the top five recommendations for financial service providers (FSPs) willing to contribute to the financial inclusion of refugees.