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Can A Poverty-Fighting Tool In Bhopal Work For Customers In Brooklyn?
Alternative Finances // April 20, 2019

Microlending is a relatively simple concept that can be complicated to evaluate. The theory behind it, pioneered by Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus, is pretty straightforward. By accessing small loans at moderate interest rates, impoverished borrowers can invest in building small businesses, getting an education or making...

Juvo Raises $40 Million To Expand Into New Markets
Startups // August 02, 2017

Juvo, the San Francisco tech startup that focuses on financial inclusion and helps unbanked consumers in emerging markets improve their standing from a financial perspective by giving them micro-loans, raised $40 million in a venture capital funding round. According to a news report in TechCrunch,...

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Juvo Raises $40 Million To Expand Into New Markets

August 02, 2017
Juvo, the San Francisco tech startup that focuses on financial inclusion and helps unbanked consumers in emerging markets improve their standing from a financial perspective by giving them micro-loans, raised $40 million in a venture capital funding round. According to a news report in TechCrunch, the venture capital (VC) funding round was led by NEA […]