Mastercard has launched a suite of solutions for female business owners in Latin America and the Caribbean. The solutions include access to financing, continuous education and a health program, Mastercard said in a Tuesday (April 11) press release. “With these resources, Mastercard aims to help...
From access to education to pay parity and boardroom diversity, much has been done to advance gender equality around the world. But as the world marks International Women’s Day on Wednesday (March 8) to celebrate “the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women,” there...
Visa Foundation says it wants to help Africa’s underfunded female-led startups take off. Visa Foundation announced Thursday (March 2) that it would give $1 million from its $200 million Equitable Access Initiative to help women-owned small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Sub-Saharan Africa grow. The...
A “huge financing gap,” estimated at $2 trillion globally, is holding back international trade. Steven Beck, head of trade and supply chain finance program at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), told ANC that figure is up from $1.7 trillion years ago. Small and medium-sized businesses...
October 01, 2019
When the economy crashed in 2008, and fully bottomed out in June 2009 credit across the board froze. Consumer, enterprise and SMB lending all ground to a near halt and underwriters across the spectrum struggled to regain equilibrium after a crisis in mortgage underwriting bloomed into a plague that destabilized the entire global economic system. […]
January 15, 2019
Women are starting small businesses at a faster rate than ever before, a trend global in scope. Offering access to everything from research to peer workshops, Visa is launching She’s...
September 18, 2024
Mastercard is inviting women entrepreneurs in Canada to apply to receive one of 10 $10,000 CAD ($7,396) grants and access to mentorship opportunities to help them grow and scale their businesses. The company will accept applications for the Mastercard x Pier Five Small Business Fund until Nov. 3, it said in a Wednesday (Sept. 18) press release. […]
April 11, 2023
Mastercard has launched a suite of solutions for female business owners in Latin America and the Caribbean. The solutions include access to financing, continuous education and a health program, Mastercard...
March 02, 2023
Visa Foundation says it wants to help Africa’s underfunded female-led startups take off. Visa Foundation announced Thursday (March 2) that it would give $1 million from its $200 million Equitable...
February 02, 2023
A “huge financing gap,” estimated at $2 trillion globally, is holding back international trade. Steven Beck, head of trade and supply chain finance program at the Asian Development Bank (ADB),...
