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Opportunity Mozambique Is on a Roll with Three New Mobile Banking Vehicles

Last week, Doug Pond, head of operations for Opportunity Mozambique, announced the Mozambique Central Bank’s approval of our three newest mobile banking vehicles.

Visitors tour Opportunity Mozambique's new mobile banking vehicles. Each one undergoes a thorough inspection.

Visitors tour Opportunity Mozambique's new mobile banking vehicles. Each one undergoes a thorough inspection.

Opportunity plans to deploy all three mobile banking vehicles in the coming weeks to significantly increase its outreach to families living in Mozambique’s rural villages. With the rollout of its agriculture finance program, Opportunity Mozambique plans to increase its number of satellite branches and ATM service centers to serve smallholder farmers in 2011. The bank currently serves 8,831 families with loans and more than 35,000 families with savings accounts, helping them plan for their futures.

This is exciting news for Mozambicans eager for economic opportunities and a financial safety net for the future. There are so many families who’ve lacked access to the financial tools needed to break free from poverty–until now.

If you’d like to help support bank-building efforts and expansion of microfinance in Mozambique and throughout sub-Saharan Africa, learn more about our Banking on Africa campaign at opportunity.org/bankingonafrica.

Congratulations to the staff and clients of Banco Oportunidade de Moçambique!

Comments

  • Lydia

    Mozambique's population density is so low – this solution makes so much sense for how to cost-effectively reach the poorest and most isolated with financial services.

  • asw

    Diane, thanks for the exciting update! I've been waiting and waiting for this news – it is a good day for new clients at BOM, especially those hoping to get involved with our bank in the area of agricultural loans. Congrats to all who helped make this happen!

  • natalie

    This is such exciting news for the people of Mozambique. Because of these new mobile banking vehicles more hard working poor will be able to be served.

  • Sbitte

    Mobile banks are a great solution to reach the rural poor, who desperately need access to safe and secure financial services. Bravo and congratulations on the new additions!