Sunday, February 23, 2025
23.3 C
Lagos

FINCA Unveils Platform for African Fintechs, Microfinance Firms

Finca International in partnership with the USAID’s initiative Partnering to Accelerate Entrepreneurship (PACE) announced the launch of a platform named Finca Forward.

The platform is aimed at facilitating collaboration between African fintech companies launching their activities and microfinance institutions that support people on low-revenues around the world.

Finca Forward will allow the microfinance institutions to develop products and services for fintech offering innovative solutions that are attractive to investors.

“By catalyzing support and investment for early-stage fintech enterprises, we aim to help small and growing businesses overcome the pioneer gap and to enable microfinance institutions to bring much-needed financial services to at-risk populations of women, youth and the rural poor”, Rupert Scofield, President of FINCA International, indicated.

Chamberline Moko

spot_img
spot_img
spot_img

Hot this week

LASAA Addresses Community Concerns over Billboard Safety at Abati Barrack

The Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) is...

AIICO Celebrates Outstanding Agency Field Force at 2025 Annual Awards Night

Left - Right: Mr. Adewale Kadri (Executive Director, Technical),...

Is the CBN Pushing Nigerians Back into the Banking Halls? 

By Elvis Eromosele  Public institutions in Nigeria have a knack...

Fidelity Bank Enhances Educational Facilities in Benin, Abuja

Fidelity Bank Plc, a leading financial institution, has once...

NCDMB Chief Visits Samsung, Africoat, Insists on Patronage of Local Facilities

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board...

Topics

Zenith Bank Expands Global Footprints with Inauguration of Paris Branch

L-R: Mr. Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating...

‘Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Did Not Defy Pencom’s Directive on Gifts’

Our attention has been drawn to publications by some...

Standard Chartered Bank Result Slumps 85% in 2015

In Botswana, the net result of Standard Chartered Bank’s...

Fintech Will Drive Economic Growth in Nigeria, Lift Millions Out of Poverty-Experts 

  PHOTO CAPTION: L-R: Dr. Agada Apochi, Group MD/CEO, Unified Payment...

Equity Market Plunges… ASI Down 2.3%

The domestic equity market closed yesterday on a negative note...

Red Star Express Posts N6.6bn Turnover

A leading logistics Company, Red Star Express Plc has...

Industry Leaders Reflect on Strategies for Longevity, Succession at Family Business Summit 2024

L-R: Convener, My Family, My Business, Oghenevwoke Ighure; Executive Director,...
spot_img

Related Articles

Popular Categories

spot_imgspot_img