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Press Release • Nov 05, 2019
New Study Highlights Five Traits of Leading Innovators
Press Release • Oct 17, 2019
Vijay Mahajan Receives Accion’s Edward W. Claugus Award for Financial Inclusion Leadership
Press Release • Sep 09, 2019
Mayada El-Zoghbi is the new Managing Director of the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion
Press Release • Sep 04, 2019
Accion Venture Lab Launches New Fund, Quadruples Capital for Inclusive Fintech Startups
Press Release • Aug 12, 2019
Joust secures investment for fintech platform addressing pain points of freelancers and gig economy workers
Press Release • Jun 25, 2019
Lulalend, South Africa’s First Online Automated Provider of Short-Term Funding for Small and Medium Enterprises, Raises $6.5 Million Series A
Press Release • Jun 24, 2019
KoinWorks, Indonesia’s Largest P2P Lending Platform, Raises an Oversubscribed S$16.5 Million Series B
Press Release • Jun 17, 2019
Inclusive Fintech 50, global competition to elevate early-stage fintechs driving financial inclusion, announces winners
Press Release • May 02, 2019
ftcash raises 50 Crores from Accion, FMO and IvyCap Ventures to accelerate access to financial services for micro merchants
Press Release • May 02, 2019
DVARA KGFS raises INR 97 crore in Series E fundraise
Press Release • Apr 03, 2019
Accion invests in CÍVICO to accelerate access to innovative financial services in Latin America
Press Release • Apr 02, 2019
Northern Arc Capital raises INR 910 crore (USD 132 Million) funding from IIFL Special Opportunities Fund and Affirma Capital
Press Release • Mar 06, 2019
SMEcorner raises INR 90 crore in Growth Capital led by Quona Capital, and supported by existing Investors, to catalyse MSME financing
Press Release • Mar 04, 2019
Latin American personal financial management platform Destacame closes Series A round to expand access to inclusive credit
Press Release • Feb 26, 2019
Accion selected for ImpactAssets 50 2019
Press Release • Feb 11, 2019
MetLife Foundation and Visa launch “Inclusive Fintech 50” to elevate early-stage fintechs addressing financial inclusion
Press Release • Jan 28, 2019
Brazilian neobank Jeitto secures investment from Accion Venture Lab to help boost financial inclusion
Press Release • Jan 07, 2019
Quona Capital makes its first investment in Indonesia: KoinWorks, Indonesia’s largest responsible digital lender
Press Release • Dec 20, 2018
BASIX Sub-K closes INR 57 Crores Series B funding from Accion, Nordic Microfinance, and Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Press Release • Dec 10, 2018
Accion Venture Lab successfully completes exit from Indian fintech company Aye Finance
About Accion
Accion is a global nonprofit committed to creating a financially inclusive world, with a pioneering legacy in microfinance and fintech impact investing. We catalyze financial service providers to deliver high-quality, affordable solutions at scale for the 3 billion people who are left out of — or poorly served by — the financial sector. For more than 50 years, Accion has helped tens of millions of people through its work with more than 110 partners in 50 countries.