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Opportunity Colombia’s Grand Opening Celebration as a Deposit-Taking Bank

Opportunity Colombia celebrated its grand opening event in Bogota last month. As a regulated financial institution, Opportunity Colombia can now offer a full range of financial services to its clients, including interest-bearing savings. By 2015 it aims to reach 60,000 Colombians who live at the base of the economic pyramid. With 150 attendees at the Read more…

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Credit Suisse’s Microfinance Work Recognized at the Financial Times/IFC Sustainable Finance Awards

 would like to offer our congratulations to  Credit Suisse. They were awarded a special commendation for their  program in the Sustainable Global Bank of the Year category at the Financial Times/International Finance Corporation Sustainable Finance Awards. The annual FT/IFC Sustainable Finance Awards, now in their seventh year, are the major global awards for environmentally- and Read more…

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SEEP Conference Breakfast Workshop, “E-Banking with Agent Networks”

The 25th Annual SEEP Conference ended Friday after five days of sessions for microenterprise practitioners to learn and connect on the challenges and opportunities faced by microfinance institutions and policymakers. A number of Opportunity staff were at the Arlington, Va. conference, including SVP of technology Daryl Skoog, director of knowledge management Estelle Berger, COO of Read more…

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