Feb 5, 2024 | Financial Inclusion
Courtesy of FINCA Guatemala An abbreviated version of this blog was originally published on FinDev Gateway on December 8th, 2023, in English and Spanish. When Muhammad Yunus piloted a group microlending methodology with rural women in Bangladesh in 1976, his intention... 
Aug 24, 2021 | Financial Inclusion
Founders of the first village bank in Ecuador The traditional banking system relies on credit scores, collateral and other quantitative data to approve clients and credit facilities. At the other end of the spectrum we find village banks, which provide small... 
Jul 9, 2020 | Financial Inclusion
Medellin, Colombia. Photo: Random Institute The pandemic has affected every corner of the world and is having particularly devastating consequences in Latin America and Caribbean, where countries have limited capacity, infrastructure, and resources to absorb economic... 
Nov 19, 2018 | Financial Inclusion
The Artibonite Valley outside of Saint-Marc in Haiti is peaceful, lush and humid. It’s a stark contrast to the colourful and frenetic streets of Port-au-Prince a few hours to the south. Instead of traffic jams, “tap-taps” – modified pickups that act as public... 
Nov 10, 2018 | Financial Inclusion
Last week the impact investing community descended on Barranquilla, Colombia to advance the cause of financial inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean at the annual FOROMIC (Microfinance and SME Forum). The city of Barranquilla, humid as its people are... 
May 3, 2018 | Financial Inclusion
Credit facility will help drive financial inclusion by expanding access to working capital loans. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti and WASHINGTON | May 3, 2018 — FINCA Impact Finance announced that Deetken Impact, an asset management firm based in Vancouver, Canada, will...
