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Inclusive Economy  |  July 18, 2018

Alt-credit scoring startup Cignifi secures $4.3 million

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  • The Cambridge, Mass.-based company uses mobile phone data as a basis for determining credit risk for unbanked customers around the world.
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Gender Lens Investing  |  June 27, 2018

Korean bank Woori buys VisionFund Cambodia

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  • Eighty percent of Cambodians live in rural areas and less than 20% of adults have access to financial services.
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Inclusive Fintech  |  June 22, 2018

Grove raises $8 million to democratize financial planning

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  • The San Francisco-startup wants to improve the accessibility and incentive structure of financial advising.
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Inclusive Fintech  |  June 20, 2018

Ricult raises $1.85 million for alt-credit score lending to small farmers in Asia

Ricult CEO, Usman Javaid (in the middle) receiving an award last year | Photo by UNIDO
  • The company lends farming inputs to small farmers in Asia using alternative-credit risk metrics and crop and weather information to determine farmers’ creditworthiness.
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Gender Lens Investing  |  June 20, 2018

Incofin kicks off first India-focused fund

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  • Its planned India Progress Fund will be Incofin’s first country-specific fund.
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Inclusive Fintech  |  June 18, 2018

CapitalG backs Indian small business lender Aye Finance

  • Gurgaon, India-based Aye Finance helps India’s small business owners access working capital and credit to grow their businesses.
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SDGs  |  June 15, 2018

LeapFrog Investments takes stake in Nigerian pension fund manager ARM Pensions

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  • ARM Pension has $1.8 billion in funds under management and reaches 700,000 people. Leapfrog did not disclose the amount of its investment.
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