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Financial Exclusion & Access to Capital

Bridging the agricultural financing divide by architecting structured capital pathways. We coordinate blended finance mechanisms including grassroots microcredit, statutory compliance optimization, cross-border remittances, instant digital payment rails, risk management, asset leasing, supplier financing, and institutional capital markets.

ACTIVE SOLUTIONS

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OPEN RESEARCH

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How are we addressing the Financial Exclusion & Access to Capital gap?

Select a focus area below to see how our members are taking action, or flip the cards to preview the initiatives.

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Savings & Asset Building (Savings, Wealth Accumulation & Tangible Assets)

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Credit & Loans (Rotating Savings, VSLAs, SACCOs, MFBs & Digital Credit)

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Tax & Levies Compliance (Taxes, Levies, Informal Tolls & Regulatory Costs)

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Remittances Services & Cash Transfers (Corridors, Diasporas & Mobile Cash)

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Payments & Instant Digital Gateways (USSD, POS & Instant Settlement Rails)

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Insurance & Risk Management (Parametric, Yield & Enterprise Protection)

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Pension Products (Micro-Pensions & Informal Retirement Savings)

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Lease-to-Own Asset Financing (PAYG, Machinery & Equipment Leasing)

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Suppliers & Off-Takers Financing (Trade Credit, Invoicing & Purchase Advances)

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Capital Markets & Investment Funds (PE, VC, Debt Funds & Commodity Bonds)

Basic Liquidity & Savings
1 Sector
Savings & Asset Building (Savings, Wealth Accumulation & Tangible Assets)

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Savings & Asset Building (Savings, Wealth Accumulation & Tangible Assets)

Personal wealth accumulation, rural savings mobilization, and tangible asset-building strategies shielding farm households from seasonal shocks.

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Savings & Asset Building (Savings, Wealth Accumulation & Tangible Assets)

Personal wealth accumulation, rural savings mobilization, and tangible asset-building strategies shielding farm households from seasonal shocks.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in savings & asset building (savings, wealth accumulation & tangible assets) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Inclusive Debt & Microcredit
1 Sector
Credit & Loans (Rotating Savings, VSLAs, SACCOs, MFBs & Digital Credit)

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Credit & Loans (Rotating Savings, VSLAs, SACCOs, MFBs & Digital Credit)

Inclusive credit channels spanning informal rotating clubs (Esusu, Ajo, Susu), member-owned vehicles (Chamas, VSLA, SACCOs, Cooperatives), microfinance banks, and instant digital microloans.

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Credit & Loans (Rotating Savings, VSLAs, SACCOs, MFBs & Digital Credit)

Inclusive credit channels spanning informal rotating clubs (Esusu, Ajo, Susu), member-owned vehicles (Chamas, VSLA, SACCOs, Cooperatives), microfinance banks, and instant digital microloans.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in credit & loans (rotating savings, vslas, saccos, mfbs & digital credit) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Policy, Levies & Compliance
1 Sector
Tax & Levies Compliance (Taxes, Levies, Informal Tolls & Regulatory Costs)

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Tax & Levies Compliance (Taxes, Levies, Informal Tolls & Regulatory Costs)

Navigating multiple taxation, informal transit levies, market dues, traditional authority tolls, regulatory fees, compliance burdens, and statutory agricultural tax incentives.

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AT A GLANCE
Tax & Levies Compliance (Taxes, Levies, Informal Tolls & Regulatory Costs)

Navigating multiple taxation, informal transit levies, market dues, traditional authority tolls, regulatory fees, compliance burdens, and statutory agricultural tax incentives.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in tax & levies compliance (taxes, levies, informal tolls & regulatory costs) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Cross-Border & Direct Liquidity
1 Sector
Remittances Services & Cash Transfers (Corridors, Diasporas & Mobile Cash)

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Remittances Services & Cash Transfers (Corridors, Diasporas & Mobile Cash)

Cross-border remittance corridors, diaspora capital inflows, direct humanitarian cash transfers, and mobile cash rails fueling rural economic activity.

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Remittances Services & Cash Transfers (Corridors, Diasporas & Mobile Cash)

Cross-border remittance corridors, diaspora capital inflows, direct humanitarian cash transfers, and mobile cash rails fueling rural economic activity.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in remittances services & cash transfers (corridors, diasporas & mobile cash) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Payment Rails & Gateways
1 Sector
Payments & Instant Digital Gateways (USSD, POS & Instant Settlement Rails)

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Payments & Instant Digital Gateways (USSD, POS & Instant Settlement Rails)

Real-time settlement rails, merchant payment gateways, USSD offline wallets, and interoperable digital POS infrastructure for agricultural commerce.

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Payments & Instant Digital Gateways (USSD, POS & Instant Settlement Rails)

Real-time settlement rails, merchant payment gateways, USSD offline wallets, and interoperable digital POS infrastructure for agricultural commerce.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in payments & instant digital gateways (ussd, pos & instant settlement rails) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Risk Mitigation & Protection
1 Sector
Insurance & Risk Management (Parametric, Yield & Enterprise Protection)

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Insurance & Risk Management (Parametric, Yield & Enterprise Protection)

Comprehensive agricultural insurance, parametric weather-index coverage, crop yield guarantees, livestock indemnity, and enterprise risk management protocols.

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AT A GLANCE
Insurance & Risk Management (Parametric, Yield & Enterprise Protection)

Comprehensive agricultural insurance, parametric weather-index coverage, crop yield guarantees, livestock indemnity, and enterprise risk management protocols.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in insurance & risk management (parametric, yield & enterprise protection) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Long-Term Wealth Preservation
1 Sector
Pension Products (Micro-Pensions & Informal Retirement Savings)

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Pension Products (Micro-Pensions & Informal Retirement Savings)

Voluntary micro-pensions, informal sector retirement savings, and dedicated long-term wealth preservation schemes tailored for smallholders and agri-traders.

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Pension Products (Micro-Pensions & Informal Retirement Savings)

Voluntary micro-pensions, informal sector retirement savings, and dedicated long-term wealth preservation schemes tailored for smallholders and agri-traders.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in pension products (micro-pensions & informal retirement savings) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Asset & Equipment Financing
1 Sector
Lease-to-Own Asset Financing (PAYG, Machinery & Equipment Leasing)

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Lease-to-Own Asset Financing (PAYG, Machinery & Equipment Leasing)

Flexible lease-to-own equipment contracts, pay-as-you-go (PAYG) asset financing, and milestone-based repayments for tractors, solar irrigation, and machinery.

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AT A GLANCE
Lease-to-Own Asset Financing (PAYG, Machinery & Equipment Leasing)

Flexible lease-to-own equipment contracts, pay-as-you-go (PAYG) asset financing, and milestone-based repayments for tractors, solar irrigation, and machinery.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in lease-to-own asset financing (payg, machinery & equipment leasing) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Value Chain & Trade Financing
1 Sector
Suppliers & Off-Takers Financing (Trade Credit, Invoicing & Purchase Advances)

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Suppliers & Off-Takers Financing (Trade Credit, Invoicing & Purchase Advances)

Buyer-led trade credit, supplier invoice discounting, off-taker working capital advances, and input financing tied to guaranteed purchase contracts.

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Suppliers & Off-Takers Financing (Trade Credit, Invoicing & Purchase Advances)

Buyer-led trade credit, supplier invoice discounting, off-taker working capital advances, and input financing tied to guaranteed purchase contracts.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in suppliers & off-takers financing (trade credit, invoicing & purchase advances) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Institutional & Equity Capital
1 Sector
Capital Markets & Investment Funds (PE, VC, Debt Funds & Commodity Bonds)

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Capital Markets & Investment Funds (PE, VC, Debt Funds & Commodity Bonds)

Institutional capital mobilization through public equity, corporate bonds, private equity, private debt funds, venture capital, and commodity-linked financial instruments.

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Capital Markets & Investment Funds (PE, VC, Debt Funds & Commodity Bonds)

Institutional capital mobilization through public equity, corporate bonds, private equity, private debt funds, venture capital, and commodity-linked financial instruments.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in capital markets & investment funds (pe, vc, debt funds & commodity bonds) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
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