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Marqeta Helps UK SMB Credit Lender Expand Into Spain
Card issuer Marqeta has been helping U.K.-based Capital on Tap to expand its small business credit lending services to Spain, a press release says.
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- Finance
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Bandhan Bank, Small Finance Banks in India Emerge as Job Creators Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
These lenders are in the process of raising staff strength by 5-10% in the next three-four months, although several others in the sector might be more circumspect. The new workforce will largely be deployed for client servicing and to boost repayment, people familiar with the matter said.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship
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- Asia Pacific
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Social Entrepreneur Building Rural Economy, Urges MFIs to Launch Disaster Fund
Yunus, was speaking on June 6, Saturday, at a webinar organised by Sa-Dhan, the platform for Indian MFIs
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- Coronavirus, Environment, Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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With 61% of Loan Book Tied up in High-Risk Microcredit, Bandhan Bank Feels the Heat of Coronavirus Lockdown
The nationwide lockdown to fight COVID-19 presents a major crisis for banks with high exposure to the microcredit segment. With many small businesses on the verge of shutting down, loan repayments may stop.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- South Asia
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Matt Damon’s Impact Investing Fund Backs CreditAccess Grameen
Mumbai-listed CreditAccess provides group lending products as well as retail finance products. It also offers access to non-financial services such as customer awareness and education programmes and sanitation efforts.
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- Investing
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- South Asia
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Press Release: MCE Social Capital Receives $3.7 Million Grant
Capital infusion will fund more loans to small and growing businesses in rural Africa and other emerging markets, and serve as a match to attract new guarantors.
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- Investing
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Opportunity Fund and the Accion U.S. Network Combine Efforts to Drive Small Business Access to Credit and Advisory Services in the U.S.
Opportunity Fund, the country’s leading nonprofit small business lender, and the Accion U.S. Network, the U.S. affiliate of global nonprofit Accion that has led a nationwide network of community lenders since 2011, will join efforts to form Accion Opportunity Fund, effective immediately.
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- Finance
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- North America
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4 Trends Shaping the Future of the P2P Lending Regulation in Southeast Asia
The active inflow of investments made countries intensify their efforts in the development of fintech ecosystems and the regulatory environment.
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- Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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