development

80% of Bancamía’s credit clients live under vulnerable conditions

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation, through Bancamía, serves more than 1 million low-income entrepreneurs in Colombia, who improve their lives and…

Soacha’s heroines

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

“Heroes”, an interactive experience that shows the social work of microfinance

“Heroes” is a game that shows the daily lives of the entrepreneurs served by the Foundation, for the purpose of…

Microfinance and development: how to stimulate change

“Women’s enterprises grow faster than those of men, and they invest what they earn in their children,” said the head…

Expert in underprivileged Latina communities’ development, named as new Chair of BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s Board of Trustees

Anna Escobedo Cabral is internationally renowned for defending underprivileged Latina communities. Granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, her humble beginnings pushed her…

Microfinance improves women’s income and reduces gender gap

According to BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s Social Performance Report, which includes results from its Chilean institutions Fondo Esperanza and Emprende MF,…

When entrepreneurship helps defeat inequality

The only obstacle Adelaida can’t deal with is the rain, which can turn Capira -her village- into a mud bath,…

Renowned international economist and development expert Ana Revenga joins the Board of Trustees of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation

Ana Revenga is a renowned Spanish economist, expert in development policies and poverty reduction, inclusive growth and equality, employment and…

Technology: main topic at the 9th Asomicrofinanzas Conference in Colombia

This year, the Colombian Association of Microfinance Institutions (Asomicrofinanzas) held its conference in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) under the title…

Carlos Torres Vila witnesses BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s digital strategy in situ

Applications like Bancamía Digital or Banca Móvil, make the lives of the 900,000 entrepreneurs served by the Foundation in Colombia…

BBVA Microfinance Foundation promotes a corporate government adapted to the digital era in Latin America

In its commitment with learning, and to improve financial inclusion in Latin America, BBVA Microfinance Foundation (BBVAMF) has held a…

A summer brimming with insights

When they read about the call for interns from the BBVA Microfinance Foundation, none of the five students doubted and…