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Yaydoo Buys Oyster to Scale B2B Payments Solutions Across Latin America
B2B solutions provider Yaydoo has acquired payments solution Oyster Financial in a move to boost its position as a B2B payments solution provider in Latin America.
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- Uncategorized
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- Latin America
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EMGA Secures $20 Million Debt Finance for Costa Rica’s Banco Improsa
Emerging Markets Global Advisory LLP (EMGA) has secured US$20M to finance micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
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- Finance
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- financial inclusion, MSMEs
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The Benefits – And Downsides – of ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’: Is it Enhancing or Hindering Financial Inclusion?
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) schemes offer consumers immediate possession of goods, which they pay for over time via (usually interest-free) installments. According to Sarah Corley at the Alliance of Digital Finance Associations and Lotte Schou Zibell at the Asian Development Bank, BNPL can expand financial inclusion and access to consumer goods in emerging economies – but by offering easier access to credit, it also presents some pitfalls. They discuss the growth of BNPL, its benefits and risks, and some key practices that can maximize its positive impacts while avoiding potential downsides.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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Analysis: How Corporate Social Responsibility Can Turbocharge Index Funds
One of the biggest trends to emerge in the stock market in the last 20 years is the concentration of assets held by institutional investors.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Friend or Foe to the World’s Poor? Settling the Microfinance Debate
Two stubbornly unresolved debates keep casting doubt on how much benefit microfinance brings to its customers.
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- Finance
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- Global
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Press Release: Principal® Releases First Sustainable Financing Report Announcing Allocations of $600 Million Sustainability Bond
Proceeds support green and social initiatives in alignment with ESG commitments
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- Finance
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- Global
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IndusInd Bank to Loan $150 Million From DFC to Support Women Entrepreneurs in India
The private sector lender will use the proceeds to lend to women borrowers in rural communities of Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar.
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- Uncategorized
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- Asia Pacific
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The African Development Bank, First City Monument Bank Sign $50 Million Agreement to Enhance Access to Finance for SMEs in Nigeria
FCMB will use the proceeds of the Line of Credit to finance SMEs and WEBs in Nigeria’s agribusiness, manufacturing, healthcare and renewable energy sectors.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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