November 2018

BBVAMF, Corporate Citizen of the Americas 2018 Awardee

BBVA Microfinance Foundation has received the Corporate Citizen of the Americas (CCA) 2018 Award, from the Trust for the Americas…

Conference on “Financial Inclusion and Fintech”

Professor Gianfranco Vento from Regents University, London, will give a conference entitled “Financial Inclusion & Fintech: Opportunities, risks and public…

Pastry chef Jordi Roca presents Casa Cacao, a book that tells the experiences of small producers served by the BBVA Microfinance Foundation

Jordi Roca, the well-known pastry chef from El Celler de Can Roca, has launched his new book “Casa Cacao” in…

Orange the world, #HearMeToo: a call to hear out gender violence survivors

For 16 days, the hashtag Orange the world: #HearMeToo was trending on social media. Do you want to know why?…

Book launch: “Comunicación Responsable” (Responsible Communication)

The book “Comunicación Responsable: 36 casos prácticos y un informe sobre el estado de la Comunicación de la Responsabilidad Social…

Daniel Oblitas Tejada, new general manager of Microserfin

Daniel Oblitas Tejada, a nationalized Panamanian originally from Peru, has taken on the position of General Manager of Microserfin, BBVA…

Microserfin, second placer in Panama’s Premio Nacional de Emprendimiento (National Enterprising Awards)

Acknowledged for its work as the ‘Driving Institution of the enterprising eco-system in Panama’, Microserfin received the second prize in…

BBVA Microfinance Foundation receives award for the story of the female entrepreneur that travelled around the world

Half of the million people served by the BBVA Microfinance Foundation (BBVAMF) in Colombia through Bancamía are women; mostly heads…

“Empowering women in the economy allows them to lead the life they want”

BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s head of Women’s Empowerment, Laura Fernández Lord, gives an interview on women’s economic empowerment and the challenges…

“Savings in Latin America and the Caribbean help overcome any crisis,” says executive president of Banco Adopem

During the recent World Savings Day, executive president for Banco Adopem, Mercedes Canalda, spoke of the importance of saving, as…