microloans

Microcredit Puts Loans Within Reach of Emerging-Market Consumers
Microcredit Puts Loans Within Reach of Emerging-Market Consumers
October 18, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

From buy now, pay later (BNPL) to credit card installments, there are diverse credit and lending products available to consumers today. However, for two-thirds of...

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RecargaPay: From Mobile Top-Ups To Mobile Financial Services Ecosystem
RecargaPay: From Mobile Top-Ups To Mobile Financial Services Ecosystem
August 11, 2020  |  Digital Payments

A decade ago, when Brazil’s RecargaPay first debuted, a glance around the global payments ecosystem would have shown a similar pattern. The world’s largest digital...

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Mnuchin: PPP Kept ‘Tens Of Millions’ Employed
Mnuchin: PPP Kept ‘Tens Of Millions’ Employed
June 10, 2020  |  Economy

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has supported over three-quarters of the small- to medium-sized business (SMB) payroll in 50 states, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said...

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Giving Truckers Better Loans Can Lower Carbon Footprints: Here’s Why
Giving Truckers Better Loans Can Lower Carbon Footprints: Here’s Why
December 11, 2019  |  Loans

Of late, California’s emissions standards have become a source of some controversy as the state’s ability to set emission standards for cars and trucks that...

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What Cambodia’s Debt Crisis Means For Microlending
What Cambodia’s Debt Crisis Means For Microlending
August 13, 2019  |  South Asia

There is a debt crisis slowly but surely building in Cambodia that could see millions of people losing their homes and family farms — the...

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Amazon, Chase Donate To Whole Foods Planet Foundation
Amazon, Chase Donate To Whole Foods Planet Foundation
March 03, 2019  |  Amazon

Whole Foods has announced that both Amazon and Chase will donate a portion of purchases made with an Amazon Rewards Visa Card to Whole Planet Foundation, a...

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Has Microlending Lived Up To The Hype?
Has Microlending Lived Up To The Hype?
January 16, 2019  |  Loans

Microlending – or small loans (less than a few hundred dollars) – has become a popular, buzzed-about method of poverty relief over the last few...

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Branch International Secures $70M For Microlending To Underbanked
Branch International Secures $70M For Microlending To Underbanked
March 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

California-based Branch International, a startup providing mobile-first financial services, announced $70 million in funding. A press release on Wednesday (March 28) said Branch International raised the...

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Grab And Credit Saison Launch Consumer Financing JV
Grab And Credit Saison Launch Consumer Financing JV
March 13, 2018  |  Loans

Grab, the ride-hailing company based in Southeast Asia, announced news on Tuesday (March 13) that it has teamed up with Credit Saison Co., one of...

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