FINCA Impact Finance recognizes intentional action is needed to close the global gender gap. On International Women’s Day, FINCA Kosovo launched its new business loan for women.
News & Insights Related to Financial Inclusion
Article: The Future of Responsible Financial Services
In a new article, “The Future of Responsible Financial Services”, FINCA Impact Finance Vice President and CFO Roman Hingorani discusses the company’s innovative strategy for delivering a double bottom line of social impact and financial sustainability.
FINCA Malawi and KfW Announce USD 3.4 Million Subordinated Loan Facility
FINCA Malawi and KfW signed a USD 3.4 million debt facility. FINCA Malawi will use the facility to digitize and broaden its financial products and services.
#IWD2018: Women Leaders in Finance Talk Fintech, Financial Inclusion
Fintech innovation can help close the gender gap—but intentional, targeted action is necessary to ensure new technologies are used in the right ways—and for the right reasons.
Report: Women20 for the G20
The Women20 for the G20 report provides recommendations for closing the economic gender gap in the Asia-Pacific region.
Tablets: Expanding Financial Inclusion in Kosovo
As Kosovo’s largest microfinance institution, FINCA is deploying innovative fintech solutions to increase financial inclusion across the country.
FINCA Armenia issues multi-denominational bond offering
As a strategy to diversify its funding base to promote financial inclusion, FINCA Armenia has announced the issuance of its first nominal, non-documentary, coupon bonds.
Financiera FINCA Nicaragua issues its first multi-denominational bond offering
Financiera FINCA Nicaragua is pleased to announce the registration of a $10 million bond program, with the first issuance of one- and three-year bonds worth $1.1 million USD.
IFC, The MasterCard Foundation and FINCA Support Expansion of Financial Inclusion in the Democratic Republic of Congo
IFC and The MasterCard Foundation announced a cooperation agreement with FINCA DR Congo valued at $1 million to expand access to credit and digital financial services for low-income people and small-scale entrepreneurs.
PROPARCO Helps FINCA Expand Lending to Micro Entrepreneurs and Small Business in Rural Azerbaijan
PROPARCO became FINCA’s newest financial partner, providing a local currency credit line valued at EUR 11.5 million to FINCA Azerbaijan for on-lending to small business owners so they can increase income and create jobs.
FINCA Launches Operations in Nigeria
FINCA officially launched the first branch of FINCA Microfinance Bank Ltd, in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. Thousands of unbanked and under-banked Nigerians to benefit from services.