Onboarding new customers is a popular topic for banks and insurance companies. Many companies have built technologies to identify the person seeking financing, yet in developing markets its fair to assume that the lack of digital data makes it more difficult to...
Greta Thunberg is a 16 year old Swedish national that has made it her mission to educate all of us on the detrimental effects of climate change. Greta is giving us all a wake-up call and she needs all of our support. Mother earth is crying. The Amazon is burning. ...
A breath of fresh air. Early in 2018 Grab launched a joint venture called Grab Financial Services Asia and is now offering microloans to businesses there. Recently, TechCrunch published that Grab announced that they were in early discussions with Ant Financial,...
Digital innovation is trending in the financial inclusion sector. Words like big data, mobile wallets, and digital credit are buzzwords at financial inclusion and microfinance conferences. Microfinance institutions (MFIs) in general understand that they need to...
Microfinancing in Cambodia is enabling broader access to the country’s economic pie, thus helping move more citizens out of poverty. However, the microfinance industry is not reaching its full potential, as high interest rates keep borrowers in debt and make the loans...
Key Investments Are Strengthening Fintech Startup Market in Nigeria Nigeria is fertile ground for financial technology entrepreneurs. The majority of Nigeria’s consumer base continues to be underbanked, a reality that has created a $5.5 billion market for...
I have more than 20 years of experience in the real estate, sustainable resource development and financial industries. Born in Israel, I have partnered with or been the initiator of several unique and successful global businesses.
