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Meet Gramhal: A Second Runner-Up of the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2020
Now that the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2020 winners have been officially announced, you’ll want to learn more about each winning team and the story behind each innovation. In its fourth year, this online competition awards cash prizes...
How Financial Empowerment Creates Hope: My Never Stand Still Conversation with John Hope Bryant
John told me, “I’m convinced people don’t need a hand out, they want a hand up.” A hand out is a one-time quick fix, while a hand up focuses on changing the system to create widespread, long-term impact.
Senator Warren Urges SEC to Tackle Systemic Risk of Climate Change and Mandate Climate Risk Disclosure, Citing Ceres Report
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to tackle climate change as a systemic financial risk, and to heed the recommendations in a report from the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets
Online or In-Person, Junior Achievement Equips Tomorrow's Leaders with Financial Education
A global provider of marketing, loyalty and payment solutions, Alliance Data is also a strong advocate for financial education, actively supported JA for years, not just in central Ohio where the Company is headquartered, but throughout the U.S.
Lessons in Expanding Digital Payments to Remote Communities in Mexico and Colombia
Don Silvio Gómez lives with his family in the village of El Triunfo, near the small city of Pitalito in southwest Colombia. At age 74, he has dedicated more than 50 years of his life to growing coffee. He never imagined that one day it would be...
Reimagining Merchant Training in Colombia
Micro and small merchant training is a critical undertaking in developing nations where these businesses are the biggest drivers of economic growth and job creation.
Scotiabank Reaffirms Commitment to Inclusion For Every Future
At the inaugural BlackNorth Initiative Summit, Scotiabank reaffirmed its commitment to combatting racism and discrimination of all forms to enable better futures for its employees, customers and communities at large.
Financial Education Helps Build Stronger Communities
Financial education helps build stronger communities. This is why Fifth Third Bank has invested over the years in various financial education programs to meet the needs of all age groups, from elementary school students to adults.
CIT Leads $25 Million Financing Deal for MLK Community Hospital Medical Office Building
CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) and its Healthcare Finance unit today announced a $25 million loan supporting Seavest Healthcare Properties’ acquisition of the MLK Community Hospital Medical Office Building in South Los Angeles.
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Impact Case Study: Mountain Hazelnuts
About 70 percent of Bhutan’s population lives in rural areas, with most depending on subsistence agriculture, with an average farm size of 1.7 hectares. With much of Bhutan too steep, too high or too cold to farm, only 8 percent of land is cultivable