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Nov 10, 2020
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Join First Access and Digital Frontiers Institute for a Webinar on Alternative Data & Scoring Nov 10

As part of Digital Frontiers Institute's 2020 Webinar Series, join us on November 10 at 8am EST /12pm GMT/3pm EAT for a webinar exploring...

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Dec 6, 2019
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First Access Featured by International Finance Corporation and Boulder Institute of Microfinance

Boulder Institute of Microfinance, in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank Group member, held the...

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Nov 8, 2019
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First Access Featured by Emerging Markets Institute at Cornell University

First Access contributes to education about fintech around the world, including Cornell Tech and Cornell's Emerging Markets Institute.

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Sep 27, 2019
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UN General Assembly: First Access Featured by Business Call to Action and Unreasonable Group

First Access Featured at UN General Assembly Business Call to Action Forum

Fintech Protects Launches Responsible Digital Credit Standards with Fintech Leaders

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Jun 27, 2019
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Fintech Protects Launches Responsible Digital Credit Standards with Fintech Leaders

First Access has participated in the Fintech Protects working group, an initiative of The Smart Campaign at Accion's Center for Financial...

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Apr 24, 2019
1 min

First Access in The Financial Times: How developing nations use tech to reach the 'underbanked'

Lenders in Africa and the Middle East circumvent weak digital infrastructure to make progress Read this article by Sarah Murray in the...

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Mar 27, 2019
1 min

First Access and ChamsAccess Launch Partnership for Digital Transformation in Lagos, Nigeria

First Access and its local partner ChamsAccess Limited, a subsidiary of Chams PLC, hosted an event for Nigeria's top microfinance banks...

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Feb 8, 2019
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First Access at Fintech for Inclusion Global Summit 2019

First Access will be attending the Fintech for Inclusion Global Summit 2019 at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague on the morning of February...

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Nov 8, 2018
4 min

First Access Selected for Unreasonable Goals Program for SDG #1: Poverty

First Access Selected for Unreasonable Goals Program for Dedication to Addressing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 November...

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Oct 25, 2018
1 min

First Access at G20, IFC, Basel Committee and BIS Event on Global Fintech Regulation and Supervision

First Access was honored to represent the private sector and fintech companies in Basel, Switzerland this week, alongside @AntFinancial...

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Oct 8, 2018
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First Access Kicks off European Microfinance CEO Forum in Bilbao, Spain

First Access was honored to kick off the 2018 European Microfinance Network / Microfinance Centre CEO Forum with a discussion about...

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Oct 4, 2018
1 min

First Access at Fintech Marketplace at European Microfinance Conference in Bilbao, Spain

First Access will be participating in the Fintech Marketplace in Bilbao, Spain on October 4 and 5, 2018, showing demonstrations of its...

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Aug 3, 2018
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First Access at African Fintech Unconference 2018

African Fintech Unconference 2018 Set to Boost Industry Collaboration, Hosted by MFS Africa, Nomanini and Tugende 3 August 2018 — First...

Global fintechs and investors team up to promote responsible digital finance

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Jun 21, 2018
6 min

Global fintechs and investors team up to promote responsible digital finance

First Access is part of a unique alliance of over 50 fintech investors and digital finance innovators launching investor guidelines aimed...

Nairobi Slum Offers Test Bed for Tech Helping the World's Unbanked

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Mar 29, 2018
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Nairobi Slum Offers Test Bed for Tech Helping the World's Unbanked

First Access featured in a Newsweek article describing the technological innovations that are bringing digital financial services to the...

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Mar 16, 2018
1 min

Data-Driven Credit: An Interview with First Access

Impakter columnist Mohamad Akef spoke with the CEO and co-founder of First Access Nicole Van Der Tuin to learn more about the history of...

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Jan 20, 2018
1 min

Meet the New First Access

Last year, First Access hit a turning point. A string of successes had our inboxes overflowing, but we couldn’t scale fast enough to...

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Nov 22, 2017
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First Access Closes $7M Series A Investment Round Led by Bamboo Capital Partners

New York, NY - 21 November 2017: Bamboo Capital Partners (“Bamboo”), a leading impact investment private equity firm delivering social...

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Nov 16, 2017
1 min

ACCION Interview: Nicole Van Der Tuin of First Access

https://medium.com/accion/nicole-van-der-tuin-of-first-access-aff12d9987ee First Access, based in New York City, works with financial...

On ‘World Food Day’: Using Fintech to Support Smallholder Farmers and Feed the World

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Oct 3, 2017
4 min

On ‘World Food Day’: Using Fintech to Support Smallholder Farmers and Feed the World

https://nextbillion.net/using-fintech-to-feed-the-world-four-innovative-approaches-in-smallholder-finance/ Editor’s note: Throughout...

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