A recent FINCA study suggests that banking agents promote financial inclusion and financial health by offering services in a familiar setting.

Education is a proven and powerful driver of upward social mobility. FINCA invests in financial education that empowers our customers to use their funds wisely, and supports our customers in providing an education for their own children.   

FINCA Impact Finance announced the appointment of Jeff Flowers as its next Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2024. Jeff is returning to FINCA after five years at other organizations.

“Almost 40 years ago, FINCA’s founders dedicated themselves to fighting poverty through the power of microfinance, promising greater opportunity around the world. Together, we will continue to deliver on that pledge. It is a privilege to rejoin FINCA and to carry forward the work of this great institution.” — Jeff Flowers

In a Q-and-A session with FNCA Global CEO Andrée Simon, incoming FIF CEO Jeff Flowers shares his philosophy toward financial inclusion and his plans for his first weeks and months on the job.

Q & A With a Village Banking Officer   This article first appeared on FINCA International’s website. For families in Guatemala, poverty is an all-too-common reality where even basic essentials like

FINCA DRC Hits the Home Stretch of the Financial Inclusion Project This article first appeared on FINCA Canada’s website. Over the last six years, the Financial Inclusion Project has promoted economic

Financial Literacy in Zambia     This article was originally published on FINCA International’s website. To promote financial inclusion and improve economic opportunities for unbanked women, FINCA held a training on

Village Banking: A Tool to End Poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo   This article was originally published on FINCA International’s website. The concept of Village Banking was created in

Financial inclusion and COVID-19 in Zambia: new study reveals importance of agent and mobile banking   Financial exclusion affects 54 percent of Zambia’s adult population. In 2017, Comic Relief and