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First Access partners with The Smart Campaign and Fintech Protects on Responsible Digital Finance
The Smart Campaign, part of Accion's Center for Financial Inclusion, is launching a Fintech Protects working group to "build industry...
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First Access
- Jul 19, 2017
- 2 min
Refugee Camps Are Turning Into Permanent Cities–Can They Be Smart Cities?
https://www.fastcompany.com/40441141/refugee-camps-are-turning-into-permanent-cities-can-they-be-smart-cities Camps were meant to be...
First Access
- Jun 20, 2017
- 1 min
First Access Among Winners of MasterCard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity Innovation Competition
Leveraging Data to Drive Rural Financial Access In partnership with Esoko, First Access will develop Africa’s first-of-its-kind rural...
First Access
- Jun 19, 2017
- 1 min
First Access in IFC & MasterCard Foundation's Handbook on Analytics and Digital Financial Services
A case study from the work of First Access with a financial institution in East Africa is profiled in this comprehensive handbook on data...
First Access
- Jun 16, 2017
- 1 min
Launch of Flagship Report: Alternative Data Transforming SME Finance
Our Co-founder and Chief Data Scientist Rohit Acharya helped the SME Finance Forum launch their new report "Alternative Data Transforming...
First Access
- Apr 21, 2017
- 1 min
Africa is the Next Frontier for VCs
Doing business in Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa in particular, is not for the fainthearted. However, in this part of the world more than any...
First Access
- Mar 15, 2017
- 1 min
Alternative Credit Scoring in the US: Innovators Applying Data Science to Unlock Financial Potential
The First Access platform enables financial institutions to configure and manage their own algorithms and include a variety of data...
First Access
- Jan 2, 2017
- 2 min
A New Year, a New Logo
Today, First Access is proud to launch a new logo that reflects our vision of turning data into financial opportunity for everyone....
First Access
- Nov 16, 2016
- 1 min
Microfinance Gateway: Leveraging Big Data for Financial Inclusion: Opportunities and Risks
“Big Data is opening doors for financial technology (fintech) firms and other non-microfinance organizations to enter the microfinance...
First Access
- Oct 18, 2016
- 1 min
IT and Innovation Foundation: Policy Principles for Fintech Companies
Great primer on the diverse fintech landscape. To ensure all countries see the benefits of global fintech innovation, governments should...
First Access
- Sep 29, 2016
- 1 min
The Economist: Tests of Character: How Personality Testing Could Help Financial Inclusion
Startups are rushing to make use of these “alternative data”. One example is First Access, in Tanzania, which uses data such as mobile...
First Access
- Sep 26, 2016
- 1 min
EuroMoney: Financial Inclusion: Fintech & Fraud - Microfinance Faces Balancing Act in Africa
https://www.euromoney.com/article/b12kq83kys5g6l/fintech-amp-fraud-microfinance-faces-balancing-act-in-africa
First Access
- Aug 12, 2016
- 12 min
Tradecraft: 30 Mission-Driven Startups You Should Know
Many in Silicon Valley aspire to build products and companies that have the potential to create positive change on a large scale. Often,...
First Access
- Jun 22, 2016
- 1 min
ACCION: Future of Fintech for Financial Inclusion: Seven Trends We’re Watching
Nearly four years ago, when Accion Venture Lab made its first investment, we set out to fill a seed-stage funding gap for innovative...
First Access
- Jun 20, 2016
- 3 min
Bankable Frontiers Associates: How Does Inclusive Fintech Landscape Compare to Mainstream Fintech?
In the last few years the fintech sector in developed markets has gone through a phenomenal boom. Fintech is the intersection of...
First Access
- Jun 2, 2016
- 1 min
The Economist: Caught in the Middle: Big and tiny firms often find it easier to borrow
Read More... https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2016/06/02/caught-in-the-middle
First Access
- Jun 2, 2016
- 5 min
MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth: Using Mobile Data to Enable Financial Inclusion
https://mastercardcenter.org/insights/increasing-financial-inclusion-mobile-phones/ Technology is allowing companies to leverage the...
First Access
- Jun 1, 2016
- 1 min
i2i Facility: Alternative Data Report
Read More... http://www.i2ifacility.org/Alternative_Data.html
First Access
- May 31, 2016
- 1 min
Financial Times: Fintech Takes off in Africa as Lenders Tap Mobile Technology
https://www.ft.com/content/6f5453d6-1b69-11e6-8fa5-44094f6d9c46#axzz4ADUi6riM
First Access
- May 31, 2016
- 1 min
Banking Tech: Finca and First Access Join Forces for Microfinance Fintech
FINCA Microfinance Holding Company, an arm of US-based nonprofit microfinance network FINCA International, and First Access, a US-based...