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FINCA Expands Microfinance Fintech in Uganda, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan

FINCA Impact Finance, a US-based network of financial institutions, recently carried out several campaigns catering to low-income people through its affiliates in Africa and Asia.

FINCA Uganda launched a “Digital is Here” campaign in partnership with Centenary Bank, a commercial institution serving 1.8 million customers as of 2019. This service allows FINCA Uganda customers – individuals as well as micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) – to use Centenary services including: (1) internet-based and mobile banking services, such as person-to person and business-to-business payment services; and (2) automated teller machine (ATM) cards that offer access to the network of US-based financial services firm Visa.