News 14-01-2016

PARIS, France, January 13, 2016/–Ingenico Group (Ingenico.com), the global leader in seamless payment, has reached a strategic fifty-thousand terminals landmark to serve the unbanked population and becomes the indisputable financial inclusion-enabler in Africa.

News 05-01-2016

05 January, 2016, Washington, DC – FINCA International, a global microfinance organization that mobilizes social investment, philanthropic capital and technological solutions to enable low-income individuals to invest in the future, is pleased to announce the promotion of Andrée Simon to Co-CEO of FINCA Microfinance Holding Company. Ms. Simon will lead strategy, operations, and the implementation of a host of digital and mobile enhancements that represent the next generation of essential financial services for people in developing economies.

News 04-12-2015

Owerri, December 4th,2015: FINCA, a global microfinance network with operations in 23 countries on five continents, today officially celebrated one year of operations in Nigeria as FINCA Microfinance Bank Ltd. FINCA commenced its operations, in Owerri – Imo State, Nigeria on the 4th of December 2014; following approval and licencing from the by Central Bank of Nigeria on 30th October 2014.

News 22-10-2015

Commits FINCA to Reaching 1.5 Million People in Africa with Solar Energy

News 21-10-2015

October 21, 2015, Kansas City –Almost 100 prominent business and philanthropy leaders and local elite from the Kansas City metropolitan area joined FINCA International, a global microfinance organization, for an evening to raise funds to empower hard-working women in the developing world. The fundraiser, held on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at The Carriage Club, raised funds to support low-income women entrepreneurs with access to financial services and opportunities to improve their lives.

News 25-09-2015

Imagine never having to worry about who is accessing your account, never paying for a bank card, and being able to transact on your account quickly and easily even when you leave your ID at home. Through the support of MasterCard Worldwide, FINCA Microfinance Bank has introduced a simple and secure way to access your account at any of our branch or agent locations, using only your fingerprint.

News 26-06-2015

June 25, 2015, Washington, DC – FINCA’s newest subsidiary, FINCA Microfinance Bank Ltd. in Nigeria, surpassed USD 1 million in small loans to microenterprise and small business owners within its first six months of operation, it was announced today by President & CEO Rupert Scofield during his remarks at the Spring meeting of the Financial Inclusion Equity Council (FIEC), hosted this year by FINCA at its headquarters building in Washington, DC.

News 20-05-2015

Forty years ago, before microfinance was called microcredit, before it even had a name, I made $50 loans to 800 Guatemalan farmers in the form of six bags of 12-24-12 fertilizer, which dramatically increased their yields on the plots of maize and beans they cultivated.

News 06-05-2015

In Owerri, FINCA Microfinance Bank refurbished Owerri Main Market Amalgamated Traders Association( OMMATA) Secretariat. The handover of the refurbished secretariat held on the 6th of May 2015 at the Ekeonuwa Market which is the largest market in Imo State where FINCA operates.

News 03-03-2015

For our cherished customers to carry out financial services during the weekend,FINCA Microfinance Bank commenced Saturday Banking. This service is for us to fulfill our client’s needs of safeguarding their weekend sales, loan repayment and save their money for the weekend. The bank will be open onSaturdays from 10:00am and close by 2:00pm. The lobby hours for Mondays to Fridays still remain unchanged.

News 23-02-2015

FINCA International and USAID partner to support innovative new program in Uganda

News 04-12-2014

FINCA officially launched the first branch of FINCA Microfinance Bank Limited in Owerri,Imo State, Nigeria. This follows the final approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria,which was granted on the 30th of October 2014.