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Accion celebrates 65 years of its work connecting low-income communities to responsible financial services

Accion and Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth collaborate with SAPay to connect South Africa’s cash-based minibuses to the digital economy

Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion and host partner GFTN to bring Responsible Finance Forum to Singapore (November 13-15)

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Fintech for Inclusion Global Summit gathers inclusive finance ecosystem in London on September 2

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Singapore Business Review | Financial leaders reject ‘Global South’ label over tech boom reality

FinTech News Singapore | GFTN Capital and Accion Announce Alliance to Advance Inclusive Fintech

The Daily Tribune (Philippines) | OneLot boosts used car lending with $3.3M

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