Rural Finance and Investment Insights: October 2022

Note from the editor

Financial cooperatives are essential players in the world banking system. They reach the poorest people and have a substantial economic impact. The Apex financial cooperatives are a relatively common type of financial entity in many countries of the Asia-Pacific region. The digitization of these financial cooperatives, a fundamental component of the financial sector in the Asia-Pacific region, is accelerating.

On November 2^nd, APRACA, in collaboration with the CABFIN partnership, will present arising issues, challenges, innovations, and country policies related to the digitization of the financial cooperatives at the apex level and how it impacted the service delivery of these institutions. Please click here to learn more and register for the event.

Access to finance for empowering women in small-scale fisheries value chain

This webinar focuses on women in small-scale fisheries to enhance their entrepreneurship skills and access to financial services by applying best practices that may be beneficial to nations and institutions for replication. CAFI SSF through this webinar brings to its member organizations and interested participants an informative session on initiatives in Asia and Africa regions that support access to finance for women in the small-scale fisheries value chain.

Fostering financial access and market connections for Latin American farmers: The case of ProducePay

This article provides an overview of a U.S.-based Fintech company that manages and operates a digital platform which provides fruit and vegetable growers in eight Latin American countries with three core services: financing; a digital marketplace; and market intelligence.

Leveraging Digital ID and E-KYC to Deliver Social Protection Programs and Advance Financial Inclusion During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Future Crises

Digital ID and e-KYC played a critical role during the pandemic by providing social protection and other benefits to low-income and disadvantaged populations. These case studies discuss various social protection strategies and social transfer programs during the pandemic, preparing well in advance for future crises.

Assessment of fisheries innovations for investment and financing in Kenya

This circular provides a summary of the achievements of a project that aimed to analyse and improve the access of small-scale fishers to financial services in Kenya.

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