A new microfinance loan program from Schwab Charitable allows investors to double-dip their charitable giving assets. The San Francisco company, the charitable giving arm of Charles Schwab Corp., said ...

Since Muhammad Yunus received the Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering microfinance, which provides very small loans to poor people, the popularity of the practice has surged, with many commercial banks ...

BlueOrchard Finance, a Switzerland-based impact investment manager, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have entered a $50 million risk-sharing agreement for microfinance coverage in ADB’s developing ...

Toronto, ON, May 14, 2008 – The MasterCard Foundation launched its Scholars Program today by awarding grants totaling $600,000 to six leading microfinance training institutes. The program will fund ...

LANCASTER - Habitat for Humanity of Southeast Ohio has announced a program available to Fairfield County, after the organization expanded its service area to the county In a news release, Habitat said ...

Microfinance has been touted as a miracle cure for poverty in the global south. The reality has been a lot messier. Illustration by Adrià Fruitós. Yabom was lucky. She heard a flat tone, then an ...