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Umpqua Bank Deploys $1 Million in Microloans to BIPOC and Women Entrepreneurs through Innovative Kiva Partnership
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Umpqua Bank Deploys $1 Million in Microloans to BIPOC and Women Entrepreneurs through Innovative Kiva Partnership

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Umpqua’s crowdfunding partnership with Kiva inspired more than 10,000 community members to help entrepreneurs in Oregon, Washington, California, and Idaho start or grow business Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corporation, announced that its innovative crowdfunding partnership with Kiva has reached the initial goal of deploying $1 million in microloans. Since April, the Umpqua Bank......
Umpqua Bank Crowdfunding Partnership Accelerates No-Cost Financing for BIPOC, Women Entrepreneurs
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Umpqua Bank Crowdfunding Partnership Accelerates No-Cost Financing for BIPOC, Women Entrepreneurs

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Bank encourages eligible entrepreneurs needing access to capital to apply for 0% financing up to $15,000 Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corporation, has officially activated its $1 million Umpqua Bank Managed Loan Fund with Kiva, a nonprofit unlocking capital for historically underserved entrepreneurs and their communities. Through Kiva’s innovative crowdfunding microloan platform, Umpqua is......
Fintech Leader Neville Crawley Joins OppFi as President
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Fintech Leader Neville Crawley Joins OppFi as President

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This newly created executive role will help lead and grow the company’s innovative technology, product, and go-to-market strategies OppFi, a leading financial technology platform that powers banks to help the everyday consumer gain access to credit, announced that Neville Crawley, former CEO of the global fintech platform Kiva, has joined OppFi......
Kiva Receives USAID Design Funding to Structure Innovative $100M Fund to Support 1 Million Women Globally
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Kiva Receives USAID Design Funding to Structure Innovative $100M Fund to Support 1 Million Women Globally

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Financial inclusion non-profit Kiva is announcing a partnership under the White House-led Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative with USAID to advance women’s economic empowerment by increasing access to financing for women entrepreneurs and business owners. W-GDP is the first whole-of-government approach to women’s economic empowerment and, as a part......
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