The San Francisco company, the charitable giving arm of Charles Schwab Corp., said in launching its microfinance guarantee program last week that it that lets donors set aside a portion of their ...

Microfinance is a powerful tool that the poor can use to inch their way out of poverty by taking advantage of new opportunities and better managing the sufferings they face. Designed well, ...

BlueOrchard Finance, a Switzerland-based impact investment manager, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have entered a $50 million risk-sharing agreement for microfinance coverage in ADB’s developing ...

Researchers say a program combining small loans, training and peer support helped female sex workers reduce health risks and gain financial stability.

In the first year of the Schwab Charitable Microfinance Guarantee Program, donors set aside $10-million from their gift funds to guarantee small loans to poor entrepreneurs in developing countries. As ...

Online food and grocery delivery platform foodpanda has partnered with Brac Microfinance to expand access to inclusive financial services for its rider partners. Through this collaboration, eligible ...

Within the scope of the annual free microfinance, Salaam Somali Bank has put a smile on the faces of small business owners in the Afgoye district of the southern agriculture-rich Lower Shabelle ...

Toronto, ON, May 14, 2008 – The MasterCard Foundation launched its Scholars Program today by awarding grants totaling $600,000 to six leading microfinance training institutes. The program will fund ...

Within the scope of the annual free microfinance, Salaam Somali Bank has put a smile on the faces of small business owners in the Afgoye district of the southern agriculture-rich Lower Shabelle ...

The FINANCIAL — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to provide an additional $50 million in assistance for a successful microfinance program which is supporting growth and employment opportunities for ...