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Press Release: FINCA International Launches Emergency Fund in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
FINCA International, a pioneer in microfinance and social enterprise, announced today the launch of the FINCA Emergency Response Fund. The fund responds to the immediate and ongoing financial, livelihood and health needs of customers and their communities across FINCA's global network of banks and social enterprises in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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In a Cash-Strapped Age, Are Microloans the Answer?
Digital microfinance has made it possible for the prosperous to help developing world entrepreneurs with capability but no capital.
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- Finance
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Viewpoint: How to Make a Faster Coronavirus Vaccine
Emergency funding, hard work and ingenuity could well result in a relatively speedy vaccine. But the amount of uncertainty in that outcome and the death toll that will mount even in a best-case scenario suggest a need for a far more ambitious intervention.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- public health, vaccines
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How the Global Coronavirus Response Creates Opportunities for Impact Investing
Chen, who moved to the U.S. in 2009 to attend high school in Tacoma, Wash., has long been active in the philanthropy and impact investing communities
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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Brazil Undertakes Massive Tech-Enabled Financial Inclusion Exercise With “Coronavoucher”
Millions of unbanked citizens are receiving the government's emergency financial aid through a mobile app.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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Viewpoint: Let FinTech Help Jumpstart The Economy
There is no doubt that the $2.2 trillion U.S. government stimulus package in the form of The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) will help deal with at least some of the economic consequences resulting from this pandemic crisis. The package includes unemployment benefits, loans to small businesses, $1,200 direct payments to individuals and a $500 billion Federal initiative to corporations. But there are several challenging issues with the administration of the CARES Act with which FinTech companies could prove extremely helpful, if given the opportunity to help.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- North America
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- fintech, public policy
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An Invention That Could Salvage African Soil From Poor Yields
The UD Tech Farm System is a social impact innovation kit that instantly analyses the soil moisture, the pH and nutrient levels, and then sends an SMS notification to the farmer in real-time.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Over 500 Million Mobile-Money Users Expected in Africa in 2020
With 50 million new accounts created on the continent in 2019 and a 12% increase in registered users, Africa is by far the leading continent for mobile-money services. However, growth is uneven from one region to another.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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