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Banco ADOPEM extends its EDUCA-T education loans to students in the Adult Open University

The EDUCA-T educational loans program is a Banco ADOPEM product that enables disadvantaged students to obtain the funding necessary to…

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation presents its methodology for supporting vulnerable entrepreneurs in Turkey, at the country’s most important sustainable development forum

The Forum has been held under the heading “Comprehensive Finance for Comprehensive Growth"

BBVA Microfinance Foundation Group’s Corporate Governance Code, chosen as one of the best transparency and good governance initiatives

BBVA Microfinance Foundation has been recognized by the Compromiso y Transparencia Foundation’s journal “Business Commitment” [Compromiso Empresarial], as having one…

Visit by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees to the Foundation’s institutions in Chile

Claudio González-Vega, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation, has visited Fondo Esperanza and Emprende –the…

Over 37,000 women customers of Financiera Confianza are heads of single-parent households

In 2015 Financiera Confianza supported over 58,000 mothers, 65% of whom –37,700– are heads of household; in other words, single…

Bancamía, a pioneer in improving the training of its teams with the launch of its “Managers’ School”

This is an initiative run by the Corporate Campus of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation Group. Over 300 branch office managers,…

Fondo Esperanza improves its individual loan for vulnerable entrepreneurs and rolls it out to new bank customers

The Development Loan is a product offered by Fondo Esperanza on an individual basis to disadvantaged entrepreneurs who already have…

Banco ADOPEM, winner of the 2016 Argentarium Award for the social impact of its initiatives in the Dominican Republic

Banco ADOPEM has received the 2016 Argentarium Award in recognition of the bank’s work in implementing initiatives designed to advance…

Queen Letizia visits the BBVA Microfinance Foundation to learn about its activities

Francisco González, chairman of BBVA, presented Queen Letizia with the 2015 Social Impact Report, containing a summary of the Foundation’s…

H.M. the Queen visits the BBVA Microfinance Foundation to learn about its activities

On Wednesday 30 March, Her Majesty the Queen will hold a work meeting with the chairman of BBVA, Francisco González,…

Banco ADOPEM maintains its ALPHA PLUS rating (a+) according to MicroRate’s international committee

Banco ADOPEM once again receives the ALPHA PLUS (a+) institutional rating that reaffirms its excellent positioning in the microcredit sector.…

Queen Sofía shows her support for microfinance

Queen Sofía has taken part in the 18th Microcredit Summit in Abu Dhabi