MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Banco de Credito del Peru (BCP) Launches iO Banking App with Support from i2C 

With the goal of encouraging digital banking and boosting financial inclusion, Banco de Credito del Peru (BCP) recently collaborated with US-based payment software company i2C Incorporated to launch the iO app, which is available on the App Store and Google Play. The app’s offerings include: (1) conventional and virtual credit cards branded by US-based Visa Incorporated;

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Sama Money Acquires Première Agence de MicroFinance, Entering Microcredit Market in Mali

Sama Money, a provider of mobile money services in Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali, recently purchased the Malian microfinance institution Première Agence de MicroFinance (PAMF), after receiving approval from the Central Bank of West African States to operate as an Electronic Money Establishment (EME).