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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.
News 17-10-2014
Friday the 17th of October was a momentous day as FINCA Zambia took 3rd prize as one of Zambia’s Most Trusted financial partners in the Micro Finance Institutions category.
News 27-06-2014
FINCA International Receives Innovative Multicurrency Loan to Fund Micro-Entrepreneurs in Nine Countries
News 11-06-2014
Banks often consider low income customer too risky and too expensive to serve. This leaves poor people with no choice but to resort to informal, unregulated and often unreliable means of savings, credit and insurance.