by Divya Deshmukh -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Philippines Moving Toward New Effort to Promote Financial Inclusion, Education in Rural Areas

The Committee on Rural Development of the Philippines’ House of Representatives recently approved a bill that would implement a “financial and digital literacy program” to boost access to financial services – including

by Teo Lin-Bianco -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Incofin Loans $2m to Bina Artha for Microfinance, Small Business Loans for Rural Women in Indonesia

Recently, Belgium-based Incofin Investment Management (IM) lent USD 2 million from its Incofin CVSO fund to Bina Artha, a microfinance institution (MFI) in Indonesia. Incofin IM acknowledges that

by Nathan Kiplagat -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: BSP Promoting E-money Usage, Financial Access in the Philippines via “Digital Payments Transformation Roadmap 2020-2023”

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank of the Philippines, recently released its Digital Payments Transformation Roadmap 2020-2023, which outlines steps for reaching: (1) half of retail sales volume being paid via digital channels; and