Colombia

BBVAMF’s event at the UN covered in over 80 media outlets worldwide

During the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63) at the United Nations headquarters in New…

Quotable quotes from BBVAMF’s United Nations side event

These statements are just some of the most distinguished ones during the session hosted by BBVA Microfinance Foundation at the…

“My job is to help women, who, like me have to overcome many barriers to be independent”

Peruvian Rut Pelaiza has shared in United Nations how she once earned a living as a street vendor, until she…

Soacha’s heroines

They lead different lives and have gone through unique experiences, but Jessica and Norma have more things in common, than…

Just a click away from entrepreneurs

“We continue working for the future of entrepreneurs, in our determination to design services that contribute to their development, and…

Access to education to guarantee the future

This is a story about a service that is as basic as it is essential, but that in some parts…

“Cacao dreams”: Exelino Sierra’s recipe for providing for his family

It is one of the most complicated recipes you can make in your life, but also one of the most…

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…

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…

BBVAMF in Foromic: “The future of microfinance is still based on the tangible, but it will also be digital”

Digital transformation in microfinance has been one of the most discussed topics in Foromic, which for three days, gathered experts…

BBVA Microfinance Foundation and its MFI, Bancamía, participate in Foromic, “Reinventing inclusion”

BBVA Microfinance Foundation and Bancamía, its Colombian MFI, participate in Foromic. Organized by the Interamerican Development Bank and the Government…

The first microfinance bank in Colombia, established by the BBVA Microfinance Foundation, celebrates ten years fostering the development of more than 1 million people in vulnerable situations

The role of microfinance in Colombia, the challenges and opportunities of the sector’s digitization and the importance of supporting women’s…