The Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda has granted FINCA Uganda a Bancassurance license. The license marks a milestone in FINCA Uganda’s work to help small entrepreneurs build resilience. FINCA Uganda will offer affordable insurance products specifically designed to meet the needs of low-income customers, creating financial safety nets that have long been out of reach for many.

FINCA Global CEO Andrée Simon highlights the urgent need for women’s financial inclusion to drive global economic growth as we head into the 2024 World Bank Annual Meetings.

FINCA Uganda’s new champion for change will share her financial success story as she travels the country to inspire Uganda’s women.

A recent FINCA study suggests that banking agents promote financial inclusion and financial health by offering services in a familiar setting.

Education is a proven and powerful driver of upward social mobility. FINCA invests in financial education that empowers our customers to use their funds wisely, and supports our customers in providing an education for their own children.   

FINCA Impact Finance announced the appointment of Jeff Flowers as its next Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2024. Jeff is returning to FINCA after five years at other organizations.

“Almost 40 years ago, FINCA’s founders dedicated themselves to fighting poverty through the power of microfinance, promising greater opportunity around the world. Together, we will continue to deliver on that pledge. It is a privilege to rejoin FINCA and to carry forward the work of this great institution.” — Jeff Flowers

In a Q-and-A session with FNCA Global CEO Andrée Simon, incoming FIF CEO Jeff Flowers shares his philosophy toward financial inclusion and his plans for his first weeks and months on the job.

Drew Boshell, Executive Director of FINCA Canada, talks with FINCA Guatemala Village Banking Officer Brenda Elizabeth Chiyal about empowering women in the Southwestern Highlands of Guatemala.

FINCA DRC Hits the Home Stretch of the Financial Inclusion Project This article first appeared on FINCA Canada’s website. Over the last six years, the Financial Inclusion Project has promoted economic

To promote financial inclusion and improve economic opportunities for unbanked women, FINCA held a training on financial literacy in Zambia for women’s saving groups — right in the community where most of the women live and work.

Tools to End Poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo   This article was originally published on FINCA International’s website. The concept of Village Banking was created in 1984 by the