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International Women’s Day Panel 2021
International Women’s Day Panel 2021 COVID-19 and Women Microentrepreneurs: A Path Forward Join us for a panel discussion moderated by Andrée Simon, President and CEO of FINCA Impact Finance. Date:
Women’s financial inclusion takes center stage for International Women’s Day podcast
Women’s financial inclusion and access to finance was the topic of focus of a special IWD-themed podcast, as FINCA Impact Finance VP & Regional Director for the Middle East & South Asia, Zar Wardak, joined two other women leaders in the field of gender advocacy to discuss the ways access to finance empowers women around the world
Digital solutions help expand financial inclusion in Tajikistan
FINCA Tajikistan rolled out an initiative that uses Digital Field Automation (DFA) to make applying for a loan easier for rural residents. DFA is a tablet-based tool that enables Client Relationship Officers (CROs) to conduct the loan application process in the field – in the customer’s home or at their place of work.
Andrée Simon featured on ‘Around the Coin’ podcast
On the latest ‘Around the Coin’ podcast, FINCA Impact Finance President and CEO Andrée Simon discussed with host Faisal Khan how despite all the progress financial institutions have made in delivering financial products and services to more people globally.
FINCA Impact Finance International Women’s Day Panel 2020
Does providing women access to finance play an effective enough role in empowering women politically or is there another way forward?
Responsible financial services provide bridge to success in Georgia
Success did not happen for Tamar and Goderdzi overnight, nor did it come easily. Their business achievements are the fruits of their hard work, perseverance and multiple FINCA business loans.
FIF providing responsible digital financial services in the DRC
As part of its network-wide digital transformation, FINCA DRC rolled-out ‘CLICK’, a new financial product that empowers users to take control of their finances.
FINCA Impact Finance ‘reaching further’ to provide responsible finance in the DRC
Agency and mobile banking are effective channels for delivering critical services in markets beset by political and economic upheaval and provide effective means for bringing FINCA Impact Finance closer to where its customers work and live.
‘Agent Cash’ addresses agent liquidity to expand financial inclusion in Zambia
Mobile money agents (MMAs) form the backbone of inclusive finance, bringing financial services closer to the unbanked and offering people the ability to move between cash and electronic currency at will. However, agents don’t always have enough resources at their fingertips.
Taking a Touchtech Approach to Financial Inclusion
In a recent article published on Forbes.com, FINCA Impact Finance CEO Andrée Simon cautions that the ease of access to finance that fintech provides can also exacerbate indebtedness among borrowers in certain unbanked and under-banked communities.
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