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Access Holdings Onboards 78,438 MSMEs, Provides ₦34.2bn to Women-Owned

Vice President Kashim Shettima has flagged off the disbursement of the Community Investment Fund under the Nigeria for…
#NewsBeep #News #Entrepreneurship #Accessbank #AccessHoldings #AU #Australia #Business #DigitalLending #financialinclusion #MSMEFinancing #msmes #smallbusinessgrowth #womenentrepreneurs #Women-OwnedBusinesses
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/924493/

Access Holdings Onboards 78,438 MSMEs, Provides ₦34.2bn to Women-Owned

Vice President Kashim Shettima has flagged off the disbursement of the Community Investment Fund under the Nigeria for…
#NewsBeep #News #Entrepreneurship #Accessbank #AccessHoldings #Business #CA #Canada #DigitalLending #financialinclusion #MSMEfinancing #msmes #smallbusinessgrowth #womenentrepreneurs #Women-OwnedBusinesses
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/929302/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/730524/ Access Holdings Onboards 78,438 MSMEs, Provides ₦34.2bn to Women-Owned #AccessBank #AccessHoldings #Business #DigitalLending #Éire #Entrepreneurship #FinancialInclusion #IE #Ireland #MSMEFinancing #MSMEs #SmallBusinessGrowth #WomenEntrepreneurs #WomenOwnedBusinesses

https://www.europesays.com/3304493/ Access Holdings Onboards 78,438 MSMEs, Provides ₦34.2bn to Women-Owned #AccessBank #AccessHoldings #business #DigitalLending #Entrepreneurship #FinancialInclusion #MSMEFinancing #MSMEs #SmallBusinessGrowth #WomenEntrepreneurs #WomenOwnedBusinesses

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1249012/ Access Holdings Onboards 78,438 MSMEs, Provides ₦34.2bn to Women-Owned #AccessBank #AccessHoldings #Business #DigitalLending #Entrepreneurship #FinancialInclusion #MSMEFinancing #MSMEs #SmallBusinessGrowth #UK #UnitedKingdom #WomenEntrepreneurs #WomenOwnedBusinesses

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/28238/ Innovating retail banking operations in the new era at BIDV: From technological drivers to a customer-centric philosophy. #Banking #Banking&Finance #BIDVDigibank #DigitalTransformation #finance #FinancialInclusion #LongAn #MB #RetailBanking #TayNinh

https://www.europesays.com/africa/459924/ Zimbabwe eyes India’s UPI technology for national payments network #CrossBorderPayments #DigitalPayments #FinancialInclusion #IndiaUPITechnology #NPCIInternational #RealTimePaymentsNetwork #ReserveBankOfZimbabwe #zimbabwe #ZimbabweUPI

Remittance Costs and the Price of Financial Resilience

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/10/remittance-costs-and-the-price-of-financial-resilience/

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/15897/ Rab urges shift from financial access to economic opportunity #Banking #Banking&Finance #finance #FinancialInclusion #OpportunityInclusion #SustainableDevelopment

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/15647/ ADB’s GEL120m Credo Bank Loan Opens Doors for Small Businesses in Georgia #AsianDevelopmentBank #CredoBank #FinancialInclusion #Georgia #LocalCurrencyLending #MSMEs #RuralDevelopment #SmallBusiness #SmallBusinessFinance #WomenEntrepreneurs

Arab News | UAE, Syria central banks sign MoU to deepen financial cooperation

RIYADH: The central banks of the UAE and Syria signed a memorandum of understanding on financial and technical…
#Economy #centralbank #CentralBanks #financialinclusion #Syria #UAE
https://www.europesays.com/3289435/

https://www.europesays.com/3289435/ Arab News | UAE, Syria central banks sign MoU to deepen financial cooperation  #CentralBank #CentralBanks #Economy #FinancialInclusion #Syria #UAE

https://www.europesays.com/iran/317282/ Arab News | UAE, Syria central banks sign MoU to deepen financial cooperation  #CentralBank #Economy #FinancialInclusion #Syria #UAE

https://www.europesays.com/africa/452143/ Mukuru’s next move: everyday banking #Africa #AllianceBanking #AndyJury #BankZero #BotswanaWalletAndCard #CashToDigitalBanking #CrossBorderPayments #FinancialInclusion #JuanSeco #Mastercard #mukuru #MukuruAccountAndCard #neobank #Paymentology #PrepaidCardMigration #Remittances #SouthAfricaFintech #YatinNarsai

🌐 open payments are taking shape in different ways around the world.

The US is expanding instant-payment infrastructure, Colombia is scaling interoperable payments through Bre-B, and Mexico continues building on SPEI with services such as CoDi and DiMo.

👉 Learn more about our Open Payments infrastructure: https://interledger.org/hackathon/open-payments/

💻 Apply for the Open Payments Hackathon in Medellín: https://live.eventtia.com/es/build-the-future-of-finance

#DigitalFinancialInclusionWeek #Interledger #FinancialInclusion

Good research needs more than good credentials. It needs more perspectives. 🌍

We're building a global Expert Reviewers Committee for our Call for Papers grants. We're looking for researchers and scholars in open payments, interoperability, and digital financial access, especially from the Global South.

Reviewers receive an honorarium for their time.

Learn more ➡ https://interledger.org/grant/eoi-call-for-papers-reviewer

#Interledger #OpenPayments #FinancialInclusion #CallForPapers

Tanzania Receives Five AFI Awards for Advancing Financial Inclusion and Gender Equality

📰 Original title: Tanzania earns five AFI recognition as financial inclusion surge

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

👇👇👇 https://en.killbait.com/tanzania-receives-five-afi-awards-for-advancing-financial-inclusion-and-gender-equality.html?utm_source=mastodon_social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_social

#business #financialinclusion #genderequality #afis

EBRD boosts trade financing in Iraq

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is bolstering trade financing in Iraq by…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Iraq #BankingSector #cross-bordertrade #EBRD #EuropeanBankforReconstructionandDevelopment #exporters #FinancialInclusion #importers #internationalcommerce #theBankofBaghdad #tradefinance
https://www.europesays.com/iran/295829/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/295829/ EBRD boosts trade financing in Iraq #BankingSector #CrossBorderTrade #EBRD #EuropeanBankForReconstructionAndDevelopment #exporters #FinancialInclusion #importers #InternationalCommerce #Iraq #TheBankOfBaghdad #TradeFinance

https://www.europesays.com/africa/425990/ The Friends-Turned-Founders Building The Missing ‘Paper Trail’ That Haunts Africa’s Remote Workers #Africa #AfricanRemoteWorkers #Bloccpay #CircleAlliance #CrossBorderPayroll #DigitalPayments #FinancialIdentity #FinancialInclusion #FintechAfrica #GhanaFintech #KenyaFintech #NigeriaFintech #ProofOfIncome #RemoteWorkAfrica #SouthAfricaFintech #StablecoinPayroll #stablecoins #Stellar #StellarCommunityFund #Techstars #USDC

Brics Women’s Business Alliance urges supply chain access and scale for women-led entrepreneurship

New Delhi: The Brics Women’s Business Alliance has urged member states to open supply chains and scale women-led…
#NewsBeep #News #Entrepreneurship #AvarnaJain #BricsLeadershipSummit #BricsWomen’sBusinessAlliance #Business #CA #Canada #EconomicEmpowerment #financialinclusion #Healthcare #women-ledenterprises
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/895415/

Brics Women’s Business Alliance urges supply chain access and scale for women-led entrepreneurship

New Delhi: The Brics Women’s Business Alliance has urged member states to open supply chains and scale women-led…
#NewsBeep #News #Entrepreneurship #AvarnaJain #BricsLeadershipSummit #BricsWomen’sBusinessAlliance #Business #EconomicEmpowerment #FinancialInclusion #healthcare #UK #UnitedKingdom #women-ledenterprises
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/770310/

Brics Women’s Business Alliance urges supply chain access and scale for women-led entrepreneurship

New Delhi: The Brics Women’s Business Alliance has urged member states to open supply chains and scale women-led…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Entrepreneurship #AvarnaJain #BricsLeadershipSummit #BricsWomen’sBusinessAlliance #Business #EconomicEmpowerment #FinancialInclusion #Healthcare #women-ledenterprises
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/847405/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1203572/ Brics Women’s Business Alliance urges supply chain access and scale for women-led entrepreneurship #AvarnaJain #BricsLeadershipSummit #BricsWomen’sBusinessAlliance #Business #EconomicEmpowerment #Entrepreneurship #FinancialInclusion #Healthcare #UK #UnitedKingdom #WomenLedEnterprises

https://www.europesays.com/3250317/ Brics Women’s Business Alliance urges supply chain access and scale for women-led entrepreneurship #AvarnaJain #BricsLeadershipSummit #BricsWomen’sBusinessAlliance #business #EconomicEmpowerment #Entrepreneurship #FinancialInclusion #healthcare #WomenLedEnterprises

https://www.europesays.com/africa/421905/ When Economic Freedom and Bank Credit Deepen Africa’s Income Divide #Africa #AfricaDevelopmentPolicy #AfricanEconomicReform #BankCreditInequality #EconomicFreedomInAfrica #EducationAndIncomeInequality #FinancialDevelopment #FinancialInclusion #InclusiveEconomicGrowth #IncomeInequalityInAfrica #SDG10ReducedInequalities

https://www.europesays.com/africa/419583/ AGTF gets US$7.5mn injection from Africa Food Security Fund and Exeo Capital #Africa #AfricaGlobalTradeFinance(AGTF) #CoreTradeFinance #DistributionAndInvestment #ESGAndSustainability #FinancialInclusion

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1195067/ PhonePe Secures UAE Licence at GFF 2026: Sameer Nigam Unveils Global Expansion and Next Decade of Financial Inclusion #AIHelpline #DailySavings #DigitalPayments #FinancialInclusion #FirstTimeCredit #GlobalFintechFest #GoldSavings #MerchantLending #Mobile #MutualFundSips #PhonePeGlobal #PhonePeUAELicence #SameerNigam #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom #UPIFeaturePhones #UPIInternational #USSDPayments

https://www.europesays.com/ie/680158/ PhonePe Secures UAE Licence at GFF 2026: Sameer Nigam Unveils Global Expansion and Next Decade of Financial Inclusion #AIHelpline #DailySavings #DigitalPayments #Éire #FinancialInclusion #FirstTimeCredit #GlobalFintechFest #GoldSavings #IE #Ireland #MerchantLending #Mobile #MutualFundSips #PhonePeGlobal #PhonePeUAELicence #SameerNigam #Technology #UPIFeaturePhones #UPIInternational #USSDPayments

https://www.europesays.com/africa/411538/ Zimbabwe’s Economic Stability Opens a Path to Better Jobs #BusinessReforms #EconomicGrowth #ElectricityInfrastructure #FinancialInclusion #InformalEmployment #MacroeconomicStability #PovertyReduction #PrivateInvestment #StructuralReforms #TradeFacilitation #Vision2030 #WorldBank #zimbabwe #ZimbabweEconomy #ZimbabweJobs

Banking Access Index – 19 US banking providers, 8 countries, CC-BY

https://www.globalsolo.global/data/banking-access-index

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49445908

#HackerNews #BankingAccessIndex #USBanking #DataAccessibility #FinancialInclusion #GlobalFinance

Tanvir A. Mishuk Signals Return to Help Rebuild Bangladesh’s Fintech Sector

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/08/tanvir-a-mishuk-signals-return-to-help-rebuild-bangladeshs-fintech-sector/

Already building in your community? Apply for a Local Impact Mini Grant of USD $500–$3,000 to support learning, connection and innovation around open payments and digital financial access.

Apply today: https://interledger.org/grant/local-impact

#Interledger #OpenPayments #FinancialInclusion

🌍 Local ideas can create global impact.

Interledger Foundation’s Local Impact Mini-Grants support community-led projects advancing open payments and digital financial access.

Grants of USD $500 to $3,000 are available for meetups, workshops, hackdays, research, storytelling, and community conversations.

Applications are reviewed July 6 to November 11, 2026.

Read more and apply: https://shorturl.at/0Lr28

#OpenPayments #FinancialInclusion #OpenSource

Access alone doesn't create financial inclusion. As Briana Marbury says, "Financial inclusion is ultimately about trust."

New research in Medellín explores how trust and design shape participation.

Read more: https://interledger.org/news/why-access-isnt-enough-new-research-project-explore-barriers-financial-inclusion-colombia

#FinancialInclusion #OpenPayments #DigitalFinance #Research

Thinking about applying for the Interledger Fellowship?

It supports researchers, builders, and advocates working to improve how money moves across networks and expand access to digital financial services.

Applications close June 15.

Apply: https://interledger.org/grant/ambassadors

#Interledger #FinancialInclusion #OpenPayments #TechForGood

Open Payments is an open API standard designed to make that easier by enabling payments across wallets, banks, and mobile money platforms through a single integration.

Join Open Payments Learning Month with Bibi Souza to explore the API, learn from the community, ask questions, and discover what's being built with Open Payments.

📅 June 4
⏰ 2pm WAT | 6am PST | 8am COT
🔗 https://meet.google.com/fcb-xamx-csr

#OpenPayments #Interledger #OpenSource #DigitalPayments #FinancialInclusion

'Because Instant Matters: A Roadmap for BiMPay’s Success in Barbados' - Learning from the failures of the prior wave of digital currencies to chart a way forward https://nielharper.com/2026/05/16/because-instant-matters-a-roadmap-for-bimpays-success-in-barbados/ #instantpayments #digitalwallet #digitaleconomy #cybersecurity #privacy #fintech #financialinclusion

Debt.com launches Deudas en Español, a dedicated Spanish-language platform empowering Latino families with financial guidance and debt resolution strategies. Breaking language barriers, one family at a time. #FinancialInclusion #LatinoEmpowerment

Experiential learning helps students move beyond theory and into real-world financial innovation.

The Dollar Craft Program at Alabama A&M University brings business and engineering students together to design prototypes and explore how digital financial systems work in practice.

Supported by the Interledger Foundation’s NextGen Higher Education Grant.

https://interledger.org/grant/education/nextgen

#Interledger #FinancialInclusion #NextGen

GOLD OVER PAPERWORK: Why rural India is ditching bank queues for NBFC gold loans. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/marketing-feature/rural-india-financial-shift-nbfc-gold-loans-vs-traditional-banks-uru82i01?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NBFC #GoldLoans #FinancialInclusion

Small businesses grow with timely credit, but many borrowers lack collateral or formal credit history. Credit guarantee systems help reduce lender risk and improve access to microfinance. The Credit Guarantee Scheme for Microfinance Institutions (CGSMFI 2.0) supports responsible lending and stronger financial inclusion across India.

https://www.ncgtc.in/en/product-details/CGSMFI2/Credit-Guarantee-Scheme-for-Microfinance-Institutions--2.0-(CGSMFI-2.0)

#Microfinance #CreditGuarantee #FinancialInclusion #MSME #NCGTC #CGSMFI #IndiaFinance #SmallBusiness #Fintech #Lending

📢 New 2026 Policy Activation Grantee

We’re supporting CTS-FGV (Rio) to research how BRICS countries shape end-user outcomes in national digital payment systems and financial digital public infrastructure.

Focusing on Brazil & India first, the project explores how governance impacts real user outcomes 🌍

👉 Read more: https://interledger.org/news/2026-policy-activation-grantee-center-technology-and-society-fgv-law-school-rio-de-janeiro

#OpenPayments #FinancialInclusion

Universities are where innovation starts 🎓

Interledger on Campus supports student communities exploring open payments through hands-on learning, from hackathons to research.

A chance to connect theory with real-world impact.

Learn more 👉 https://interledger.org/news/interledger-foundation-launches-interledger-campus-grant-program-support-student-led

#Interledger #FinancialInclusion #TechForGood

Usha Financial Services Expands UP Network to 30+ Branches for MSME Loans

#TycoonWorld #UshaFinancialServices #MSMELoans #UttarPradesh #NBFCIndia #SMELending #BusinessLoans #FinancialServices #IndiaEconomy #WomenEntrepreneurs #MicroFinance #SmallBusinessIndia #StartupFunding #LoanDisbursement #FY26Targets #BranchExpansion #RBIRegistered #FinancialInclusion #SMEGrowth #RuralFinance #FirstTimeBorrowers

https://tycoonworld.in/usha-financial-services-expands-up-network-to-30-branches-for-msme-loans/

Digital Payment Systems in Latin America Reach Millions, Boosting Financial Inclusion

📰 Original title: Latin America's Central Banks Establish Digital Payments Used By Hundreds of Millions

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/digital-payment-systems-in-latin-america-reach-millions-boosting-financial-inclusion/?redirpost=2803618f-7b7a-493f-8961-beaeeecfd39e

#economy #digitalpayments #financialinclusion #latinamerica

What happens when teams focus purely on building?

From NFC POS apps to 71ms transactions, Integrations Work Week shows how collaboration drives progress.

It’s not just faster payments. It’s better tools and simpler integrations.

👉 https://interledger.org/developers/blog/integrations-work-week/

#Interledger #FinancialInclusion #TechForGood

What happens when teams focus purely on building?

From NFC POS apps to 71ms transactions, Integrations Work Week shows how collaboration drives progress.

It’s not just faster payments. It’s better tools and simpler integrations.

👉 https://interledger.org/developers/blog/integrations-work-week/

#Interledger #FinancialInclusion #TechForGood

NHRC has sought a response from IRDAI over claims that insurers deny life policies to children with disabilities, raising human rights concerns. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/nhrc-notice-irdai-insurance-denial-disabled-children-ooy4bxgc?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NHRC #IRDAI #LifeInsurance #DisabilityRights #FinancialInclusion

Government’s microfinance credit guarantee scheme to benefit 36 lakh borrowers, boosting credit flow and supporting financial inclusion across India. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/money/govt-microfinance-credit-guarantee-scheme-benefits-jqvguz1n?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Microfinance #FinancialInclusion #IndiaEconomy #NBFC

Fliqa is integrating Open Payments and the Interledger Protocol into its open banking solutions.

This will expand its offering of instant, low-fee payment options for merchants and help support bank-to-bank transfers across 3,000 banks.

Read more:
https://interledger.org/news/fliqa-integrates-interledger-power-open-interoperable-payments

#Interledger #FinancialInclusion #TechForGood

Fintech expands financial access in emerging markets using mobile networks where traditional banking infrastructure is limited.

#EmergingMarkets #FinancialInclusion

Mobile money is fintech's key tool for reaching unbanked populations in regions with limited bank branches.

#MobileMoney #FinancialInclusion