Digital Finance for Microfinance Practitioners
This program provides an overview on how digital finance can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of institutions.
GCash: Becoming the Philippines’ Leading Financial Super App
Following its latest investment, Mynt is now worth an impressive $5 billion, more than doubling its $2 billion valuation from the last funding round in 2021.
UAE’s myZoi Launches Financially Inclusive Digital Wallet With “One-To-Many” Transfer Capabilities
The digital wallet promises to reduce remittance fees for underbanked employees in the UAE by enabling transfers to up to five people for the price of one.
GFSI and the ONDC Network Join Forces to Empower Women and Small Enterprises Through Digital Inclusion
The joint initiative aims to leverage their combined strengths to benefit farmer producer organizations, nano, micro, small, and medium enterprises, Self-Help Groups, women entrepreneurs, start-ups, and similar entities.
USAID, Visa Bangladesh to Drive Financial Inclusion, Payment Digitization
The partnership also focuses on designing and supporting cottage, micro, small, and medium enterprises.
Digital Innovations Empowering Caribbean Small Businesses
As part of the celebration of MSMEs once again this year, UNCDF spotlights two trailblazing enterprises, Unqueue and MLajan Mobile Wallet in the Caribbean.
CARE Invests in Ugandan Fintech Ensibuuko to Boost Financial Inclusion for Women
The investment, brokered by CARE Social Ventures, will significantly expand efforts to ensure women and girls have the digital and financial access they need to thrive in today’s world.
IFC Partners With Li & Fung and LFX to Support SME Growth and Digitalization in Asia's Supply Chains
The $75 million IFC loan will support Li & Fung's working capital needs and its supply-chain fintech affiliate Air8 in expanding its supply-chain solutions and financing services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
India’s Digital Divide Threatens the Progress of Financial Inclusion
There are three key challenges that need to be addressed to fulfill the promise of India's much-lauded digital public infrastructure, as mobile phones and internet access remain inaccessible for a significant segment of the population.
The Rand Goes Digital: South Africa's Push for a Cashless Future
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has unveiled an ambitious roadmap that seeks to usher in a cashless era, prioritizing financial inclusion and economic growth.