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Press Releases

Mastercard and Beksar partner to provide embedded financial solutions to Kazakhstan’s small businesses

World Bank’s Global Findex 2025 shows progress on financial inclusion – Accion reaction

PaidHR Raises $1.8M Seed Round Led by Accion Venture Lab to Boost Africa’s Growing Workforce

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Accion Announces Close of $61.6M Second Accion Venture Lab Fund Investing in Early-Stage Inclusive Fintech

Accion Ventures

08 Sep 2025

Accion in the News

Raising the Economic Status of Grassroots

Data Makes the Invisible Visible: Michael Schlein on Leveraging Technology for an Inclusive Financial Architecture

Shega Ethiopia | More Than Half of Addis Ababa’s MSEs Likely Operate Without Digital Tools, Study Shows

CNBC Africa | Digital adoption key to micro and small enterprise revenue growth

e27 | Report: Jakarta’s MSMEs straddle the digital divide as tech adoption gains momentum

ImpactAlpha | Accion and Mastercard support Frubana to extend credit to Brazil’s small food businesses

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Email: media@accion.org

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Thessa Mooij

Thessa Mooij

Director, Public Relations

Thessa leads Accion’s PR strategy through media engagement and by bringing Accion’s insights to industry events. LinkedIn, X (Twitter)

Sally Bohrer, Accion

Sally Bohrer

Senior Communications Specialist

Sally supports Accion’s press activities, securing high-profile earned media and event opportunities for Accion’s experts. LinkedIn

Gaurisha Malhotra

Communications Manager

Gaurisha supports Accion’s positioning strategy by managing program communication and content development. LinkedIn, X (Twitter)

Chris Coxon

Chief Communications Officer

Chris Coxon leads all aspects of brand and strategic communications. LinkedIn

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