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The High Street Journal
Can Digital Finance Unlock Ghana’s MSME Growth? UN Backs New Push to Expand Access to Credit
Opportunity International is recognized among five financial institutions selected to showcase digital finance solutions designed to expand access to credit, savings, financial management, and business support for Ghana’s women- and youth-led MSMEs.
New America
Human, Social, and Institutional Barriers and Solutions
Opportunity International’s FarmerAI/Ulangizi chatbot is highlighted in New America’s report on global AI adoption, with a focus on how peer support agents in Malawi are helping smallholder farmers use AI tools in practical, trusted ways.
Business Wire
Milliman Giving Fund renews commitment to Opportunity International to accelerate global impact
Milliman Giving Fund commits another $1.05 million over three years for Opportunity International to drive economic development and job creation in Uganda and Colombia.
Cisco Corporate Purpose Blog
Skills-based volunteering for the AI era: Inside Cisco’s first Tech for Social Good Hackathon
Jessica White, Opportunity’s Director of Data Analytics and Systems Integrations, joined longtime Cisco partners for a hackathon focused on building more efficient back-end processes.
Cultivar
Feeding Africa: The Financing Gap, the Solutions and the Investors Moving to Close It
Tim Strong, Head of Agriculture Finance, and Atul Tandon, CEO, are quoted in this feature on innovative financing solutions designed to support African smallholder farmers and close persistent gaps in agricultural investment.
Economic Policy Times
Clothes Can Change Lives. cabi Is Built Around That Belief
Women’s fashion brand, cabi, has partnered with Opportunity to uplift over 19,000 entrepreneurs around the world – and shares its mission in a new story as part of the Fashion Redressed Series.
Lessons From Leaders Podcast
Courage to Pivot
Opportunity International CEO Atul Tandon sits down with global development expert Lynne Gilliland to share his lifelong learnings as a banker and global impact leader.
McKinsey & Company
Beyond the grant: How philanthropy can rewire education financing
McKinsey & Co highlight Opportunity International’s Education Finance program as a leading model to transform philanthropy through financial inclusion strategies.
NAWBO On The Go Podcast
Potential is Everywhere, Opportunity Is Not
Lindsey Paulsen, Vice President of Digital Innovation Philanthropy, shares how her organization is investing in women living in extreme poverty and supporting small businesses – and what those efforts reveal about the universal drive that women share.
BriefGlance
Fintech and NGO Forge Alliance to Bridge Global Financial Divide
In a new strategic partnership with DreamStart Labs, Opportunity International are implementing new financial inclusion application to help entrepreneurs access formal financial services.