New mandate for cross-European collaboration agreed 04 December 2018 Organisations representing microfinance organisations sign partnership agreement The Microfinance Centre, a resource centre and network uniting 112 organisations across 36 countries of Europe, Central Asia and beyond,… Continue reading
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Responsible finance providers are role models for how to treat customers who experience vulnerability
17% of UK adults have low financial capability, 30% have low financial resilience, 19% of consumers say a major life event has happened to them or their partner in the last 12 months and 5% of… Continue reading
Podcast: Jo Hercberg, The Real Junk Food Project Sheffield
The social entrepreneur saving tonnes of great food from being wasted Our popular podcast is back for the Autumn and we hope you’ll enjoy this brand new episode. Jo Hercberg founded and runs The Real Junk… Continue reading
Community Investment Coalition: Inclusive access to finance for enterprise
The UK is one of the most powerful financial centres in the world, yet financial exclusion remains a significant issue. Ethnic minority businesses are estimated to contribute £25 to £32 billion to the UK economy per… Continue reading
Budget 2018: Crucial investment is needed to support the responsible finance sector and the impact it has on local economic growth
The social and economic value that responsible finance providers generate is significant; for every £1 responsible finance providers lend, they generate £7 in economic value, says Responsible Finance. With Brexit on the doorstep, the future of the financial services industry… Continue reading
Rewarding good business and sustainable development: £80,000 available in microentrepreneurship awards
Microentrepreneurs in the UK can win “transformative” financial prizes in the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards, now open for applications. The UK’s most exciting awards for microentrepreneurs return to the UK to celebrate the impact and achievements of… Continue reading
Woe for Wonga, opportunity for Responsible Finance
After weeks of turmoil Wonga, the payday lender that came to symbolise Britain’s household debt crisis, collapsed into administration recently. Many people in or supportive of the responsible finance industry have welcomed its demise (with much… Continue reading
Cashing in on campaign momentum: the need to ensure access to cash is protected
Cashing in on campaign momentum: the need to ensure access to cash is protected. Many ATM operators and consumers breathed a deep sigh of relief this month when LINK, the U. K’s primary ATM network, announced… Continue reading
Podcast: Sophie Maxwell, The Really NEET Project
Sophie Maxwell is the founder of The Really NEET Project, a college which works with vulnerable young people aged 16 to 24. In 2009 Sophie left University and began running projects in secondary schools with excluded… Continue reading
Should we accept open banking with open arms? Open banking and its potential for the responsible finance sector
‘Open banking’, which came into effect in January 2018, is a series of reforms which will change the way banks deal with consumers’ financial information. Called for by competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA),… Continue reading