Written by Lynn Hamerlinck on 28 July 2021
Entrepreneurship is the fundamental basis of the microfinance approach to poverty alleviation. That's where it matches so well with the mission of Lendahand. Here's an overview of the local financial institutions in our portfolio that finance SMEs in emerging markets.
As an economics student you learn about the 'law of one price': the concept that the price of identical assets should be the same. Then after college, as a student of life, you quickly realize that what you learned as an economics student is simplistic and detached from reality. In other words, horse crap.
While many African countries are birthing innovation after innovation; Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa received 82% of the total fintech investment in Africa 2020. We analyze some of the leading types of innovations in these and other African countries.
About five years ago, 7-figure investments for African startups were rare. Fast forward to 2019, African startup funding crossed the $1 billion mark for the first time. The ’billion dollar’ trend continued in 2020 as more and more investors are gaining confidence in early-stage African startups.
In this new series Lendahand-investor Marlous van Oorschot tells us about her experience as with Gender Lens Investing. Read her first article here.
New year, new goals! Is contributing to a better world one of your New Year’s resolutions? Are you also creating personal financial goals? Set your Lendahand Wallet goal for the year and get started.
In January 2020, I mentioned that I had started investing in crowdfunding projects through Lendahand. A year has passed, and I can share more about how I’m finding it and what has brought me so far.
Lendahand CEO Koen The takes us back to the essence of impact investing.
People worldwide have been investing since the 16th century, but did you know that women invest 40% less than men on average? Let's dive into this imbalance.
It’s a tempting comparison to make: why leave extra money in your savings account earning 0% interest when you could invest it with Lendahand and earn around 3% in return? While the comparison may be tempting, I’m here to tell you why it’s actually like comparing apples and oranges.
Read this blog post to find out how inflation negatively impacts your financial returns and what you can do about it.
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