April 2019

Sustainable, rural housing for the vulnerable population

Almost 3 billion people around the world, approximately 40% of the global population, will need housing by 2030. They will…

A family united by its entrepreneurial spirit and its passion for technology

In 2017, over 1.6 million people in the region were working directly or indirectly in jobs relating to mobile telephony.…

Financial inclusion changes lives: Jessica Hernández, the BBVAMF entrepreneur who went from renting washing machines to owning a sewing workshop

The image of Jessica Hernández, a young entrepreneur served by BBVA Microfinance Foundation in Colombia, carrying a washing machine on…

A small orchard for a big life project

Finding the balance between managing a business and bringing up a family is not simple. Even more so when the…

Public Policies Index for MSMEs in Latin America & the Caribbean

The Public Policies Index for MSMEs in Latin America & the Caribbean (IPPALC in the Spanish acronym) is a program…

The vulnerability trap: a challenge for Latin America’s development

Have you heard about “development traps”? According to the 2019 edition of OECD’s Latin American Economic Outlook Report, the social and…

“Bancamía Digital”, one of the most innovative projects en Latin America

Bancamía Digital App, an initiative of BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s Colombian institution has been named one of the top innovative projects in 2019…

Big Data & Analytics Summit

Oracle Big Data & Analytics Summit shows the latest technological innovation for information management, assimilation and analysis. This forum gathers…

A story about sustainability that depicts a horizon greener than ever

Ese horizonte es también el de la Fundación Microfinanzas BBVA, que ya está jugando un papel en la sostenibilidad, ayudando…