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Mar 21, 2013

Douglas Sabo

Voices of Inclusion: Premal Shah, Kiva.org

From the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, Visa’s Head of Corporate Responsibility, Douglas Sabo, continues a series of conversations with leaders from the financial inclusion community.

Next up, we speak with Premal Shah, President of Kiva.org. While best known for its work connecting the Internet community with entrepreneurs in emerging markets, Kiva.org has expanded its scope to include support for aspiring entrepreneurs in the U.S. We speak to Premal during the launch event for Kiva City Little Rock, the latest addition to the Kiva City initiative that expands the availability of financial resources to small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. Kiva City is a partnership between Kiva and Visa Inc. launched at the Clinton Global Initiative America meeting in June 2011.

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Posted by: Douglas Sabo, Visa Corporate Responsibility on March 21, 2013 at 9:11 am

Mar 20, 2013

Voices of Inclusion: Janie Barrera, Accion Texas

Visa continues our “Voices of Inclusion” series of conversations with leaders from the financial inclusion community. This week, Douglas Sabo, Visa’s Head of Corporate Responsibility, shares conversations with financial inclusion leaders recorded at the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Arkansas.  

First up, we speak with Janie Barrera, President and CEO of Accion Texas. Accion Texas is a partner in launching Kiva City Little Rock, the latest addition to the Kiva City initiative that expands the availability of microloans for small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs in the United States. Barrera discusses the opportunity to expand access to financial resources and the impact this has on entrepreneurs.

 

 

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Posted by: Douglas Sabo, Visa Corporate Responsibility on March 20, 2013 at 11:56 am

Feb 27, 2013

Voices of Inclusion: UNCDF’s Till Bruett

From the show floor at Mobile World Congress, Visa’s Head of Corporate Responsibility, Douglas Sabo interviews thought leaders from the public, private and NGO sectors about the impact mobile services are having on financial inclusion efforts around the world.

Next in the series, Douglas sits down with Till Bruett, Advisor and Programme Manager for the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF’) Mobile Money for the Poor initiative.

In this video, Bruett shares an overview of UNCDF’s work around the world and highlights the convergence of the diverse set of stakeholders supporting financial inclusion.

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Posted by: Douglas Sabo, Visa Corporate Responsibility on February 27, 2013 at 3:44 pm

Feb 27, 2013

Voices of Inclusion: Daryl Collins, Author & BFA Director

From the show floor at Mobile World Congress, Visa’s Head of Corporate Responsibility, Douglas Sabo interviews thought leaders from the public, private and NGO sectors about the impact mobile services are having on financial inclusion efforts around the world.

Next in the series, Douglas sits down with Daryl Collins, Author of Portfolios of the Poor and Director at Bankable Frontier Associates (BFA) for an extended discussion of the research recently released BFA, the GSMA mWomen Programme and Visa Inc. exploring how women around the world manage their money and how mobile money services can help meet their financial needs.

Among her insights, Daryl shares information about how the money management techniques of women differ from men and the importance of the income that women earn and contribute to family expenses. Daryl shared additional information from the study, including what women reported as the most appealing features of mobile financial services: convenience, security and privacy.

Daryl Collins, Author of Portfolios of the Poor and Director at Bankable Frontier Associates

Other videos in the “Voices of Inclusion” series:

Dr. Maura O’Neill, USAID

Chris Locke, GSMA Mobile for Development

Elizabeth Berthe, Mercy Corps

Cherie Blair, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women

 

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Posted by: Douglas Sabo, Visa Corporate Responsibility on February 27, 2013 at 8:50 am

Feb 26, 2013

Voices of Inclusion at #MWC13

In series of conversations launching at Mobile World Congress, Visa’s Head of Corporate Responsibility Douglas Sabo interviews thought leaders from the public, private and NGO sectors about the impact mobile services are having on financial inclusion efforts around the world.

Douglas Sabo, Head of Corporate Responsibility, Visa

Dr. Maura O’Neill, Chief Innovation Officer, USAID

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Posted by: Douglas Sabo, Visa Corporate Responsibility on February 26, 2013 at 1:05 pm