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Pacific Telcos partner to bring greater financial access
Saturday, 13 October 2018, 12:00 pm | PFIP
Port Vila, Vanuatu – Telecom Vanuatu Limited (TVL) announced on Wednesday, the pilot of its new mobile money platform. More >>
New App to be a digital ledger for farmers
Saturday, 6 October 2018, 11:54 am | PFIP
New App to be a digital ledger for farmers Suva, Fiji – Farmers in Fiji now have access to an information one stop shop through the launch of a first of its kind in the Pacific - mobile App. More >>
Study recommends reforms to improve voluntary micro-pension
Friday, 3 August 2018, 5:31 pm | PFIP
Port Moresby, PNG – With less than 15 percent of the nation saving for old age, the majority of Papua New Guineans face a grim prospect of living in poverty when they are too old to work. More >>
Financial service providers recognized for innovation
Saturday, 2 September 2017, 6:25 pm | PFIP
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea – Two financial service providers were honoured on Tuesday night at the Financial Inclusion Innovation Summit held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea for their contributions to furthering financial inclusion in the ... More >>
Report highlights the level of financial inclusion in Tonga
Saturday, 19 August 2017, 12:10 pm | PFIP
Report highlights the level of financial inclusion in Tonga is comparable to other Pacific Islands 18th August 2017 Nuku’alofa, Tonga – The Governor of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga, Sione Ngongo Kioa and the Pacific Financial Inclusion Program ... More >>
One-third of adults in Vanuatu are financially excluded
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 10:06 pm | PFIP
One-third of adults in Vanuatu are financially excluded 17 May, 2017 Port Vila, Vanuatu – A consumer survey conducted last year on the demand for financial services in Vanuatu found that 32% of Ni-Vanuatu adults are completely excluded from financial ... More >>
New UNDP/ UNCDF facility offers US$ five million in grants
Monday, 1 September 2014, 12:06 pm | PFIP
31 August, Apia, Samoa – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) today launched a new funding facility, inviting financial service providers to develop new ways of enabling low-income and rural ... More >>
Vanuatu to bank 76,000 people by 2015
Friday, 14 September 2012, 3:47 pm | PFIP
Stakeholders met in Port Vila on August 9-10 and agreed to work together to provide responsive financial services and financial literacy to 76,000 previously un-banked and underserved people in Vanuatu by the end of 2015. Attendees of the National Financial ... More >>