10 Startups emerge as finalists for Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion
The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation, today announced the finalists of the 2018 edition of the Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion. The prestigious competition,…
MasterCard, IFC unveil benchmarks for agent banking, mobile money solutions
New collaboration between the Mastercard Foundation and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has come up with a masterstroke that will expand digital financial inclusion in Africa. The innovation stemmed from a digital study released jointly by the duo, titled ‘Aligning…
Now is time for building business case for HMF in Sub-Saharan Africa
A new study from Habitat for Humanity (HfH) has said that Housing MicroFinance (HMF) can and should become a mainstream offering for financial institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa as they respond to growing housing needs in the region, particularly from poor…