Financial accessibility and management
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WIZZIT reaching the Unbanked of South Africa
WIZZIT is a South African company that has developed a mobile phone based banking service for unbanked and underbanked communities.
Hewlett Packard works with microfinance networks to help scale microfinance
In 2002, Hewlett Packard formed a partnership with a number of microfinance networks (MFIs) and commercial partners working in related areas to explore how technology could be used effectively to help scale microfinance.
PwC helped Fundacion Paraguaya to develop a strategy and business plan for their work in microfinance and education
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) partnered with Fundacion Paraguaya to develop a strategy and business plan for the organisation.
PwC provides assistance to World Vision Ethiopia staff for capacity development and local market development strategy
PwC assisted World Vision Ethiopia staff to formulate a draft strategy for local market development.
ABN Amro India provides credit to 16 microfinance institutions in India
In August 2003, ABN AMRO India started a program to provide funding to 16 microfinance institutions in India.
ABN Amro subsidiary creates joint venture with microlending organisation ACCION
Banco Real, a major Brazilian bank owned by ABN AMRO, created a joint venture with the American non-profit microlending organisation ACCION.
Western Union partnered with Mercy Corps to increase financial literacy
Western Union, the leading money transfer service around the globe, entered into partnership with Mercy Corps in 2007 to increase financial literacy for families and individuals in some of the world's poorest countries. "Our World, Our Family" is the five-year, $50 million program that Western...
Cemex makes home improvements accessible for the poor in 5 Latin American countries
CEMEX, a global leader in the building supply and cement industry, has recently expanded its highly-successful Patrimonio Hoy initiative. Originally started in 1998 with the goal of reducing the housing deficit in Mexico, Patrimonio Hoy has since expanded into 4 additional Latin American countries...
NIKE Village Development Project
Nike in partnership with the Population & Community Development Association (PDA) and local villages, established the ‘NIKE Village Development Project’ in Thailand.
HSBC Amanah partners with Islamic Relief to offer microfinance in Pakistan
HSBC Amanah, the global Islamic banking division of HSBC group, has entered into a partnership with Islamic Relief, a major international relief and development charity, to offer a pilot Islamic microfinance scheme in Pakistan.