ASHA Microfinance Bank has concluded a three-day bursary and client empowerment programme across Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo states, reinforcing its commitment to financial inclusion and sustainable ...

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The Bank of Japan raised its key policy rate to a 30-year high on Friday to help curb inflation, as widely expected, and financial markets took the move in stride. The 0.25 percentage point hike took ...

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has disclosed plans to establish a dedicated Microfinance Bank in 2026 as part of a broader strategy to expand access to ...

PayPal PYPL0.88%increase; green up pointing triangle has applied to form a bank offering business loans and savings accounts. The digital payments company, which owns Venmo, said Monday it had filed ...

FOR MOST of the past two decades, bankers have been waiting for a merger-and-acquisition recovery in their own industry. Their hopes have been dashed by, among other things, regulation, interest rates ...

Key insights: U.S. Bank is still exploring stablecoin options outside of custody services, but sees opportunity in trade finance, CEO Gunjan Kedia said at the The Clearing House Annual Conference in ...

Shobha Devi runs a tailor’s shop in the narrow lanes of Vapi, an industrial town in Gujarat. A former teacher, she now earns more from pins and petticoats. “I am proud that I am standing on my own ...

With 446 million followers on his main YouTube channel alone, Donaldson is the world’s most subscribed YouTuber of all time. Since Donaldson first began posting videos in 2011, he’s gone from a ...

A few years ago, opening a bank account in Nigeria meant waking up early, standing in line, and filling out long forms. Today, it takes less than five minutes, and it all happens on your phone. From ...

Human Rights Watch argues that Cambodian microfinance institutions, backed by investors such as IFC, are targeting Indigenous communities with predatory lending and debt collection practices. Cambodia ...

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