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FINCA Participates in the Ending Ultra-Poverty Summit and Retreat

11 Jul 2018Blog

FINCA participated in the Ending Ultra-Poverty Summit, in Toronto, where leaders in the humanitarian sector gathered to discuss ways to address the global state of ultra-poverty.

FINCA DR Congo Celebrates its 15th Anniversary!

27 Jun 2018Blog

FINCA celebrated its 15th anniversary of providing socially responsible financial services to low-income entrepreneurs in the DR Congo and their communities.

Women Are Generating Higher Profit Margins With FINCA Loans in Kyrgyzstan

25 Jun 2018Blog

According to our survey, FINCA loans enable women to increase the employment in their enterprises by 36 percent, versus 26 percent for men.

Transforming Lives with Technology: Debbie Gamble, Advisory Board

19 Jun 2018Blog

Debbie Gamble has supported FINCA Canada for a decade, bringing her financial contributions, knowledge, and passion to the cause of financial inclusion for millions of low-income people around the world.

FINCA Canada Announces Chloe Wilde as an Ambassador

12 Jun 2018Press Release

FINCA Canada announced today the naming of Chloe Wilde as the organization’s national ambassador.

What It Means to be Unbanked and Unsafe

11 Jun 2018Blog

What does it mean to be unbanked? Only a fifth of the developing world utilize financial institutions to keep their money safe.

FINCA Talks: How FINCA Empowers Women in Haiti

8 Jun 2018Blog

On a recent FINCA Talks, Jacquie Green, Board Member of FINCA Canada, and Leah Miller, Manager of Donor Engagement, discuss FINCA’s efforts to increase economic equality for women in Haiti.

Deetken Impact Provides Loan Supporting Women-led Businesses in Haiti

1 Jun 2018Press Release

FINCA Canada announced that asset management firm Deetken Impact will provide a USD 1 million loan to FINCA Haiti SA for on-lending to individual, micro, small- and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs).

Case Study: Digital Access-The Future of Financial Inclusion in Africa

30 May 2018Blog

A joint report from Mastercard Foundation and the IFC explores the impact of digital financial services Africa, highlighting the success of FINCA’s agency banking in the DR Congo and Zambia.