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Investing with a Gender Lens: How to?
In this series, Lendahand investor Marlous van Oorschot shares her experience with Gender Lens Investing. Read how she does it here.
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The Emergence of the Everyday Investor
Written by Koen The on 31 August 2021
What does financial inclusion means for developed countries where most people have a bank account? As wealth management is transferring from boomers to zoomers, everyday investors become more relevant to the market. CEO Koen reflects on the move from ‘haute finance’ to ‘power to the crowd’.
A tour of our MFI offerings on four continents
InvestingWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 28 July 2021Entrepreneurship 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.
How do we get more people in emerging markets into the formal economy? Simple, make money cheaper.
InvestingWritten by Koen The on 22 July 2021As 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.
3 Types of African Fintech Projects Receiving Significant Investor Support
InvestingWritten by Charity Nyawira on 27 May 2021While 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.
Fintech Projects are Drawing Massive Investments in Emerging Economies in Africa
InvestingWritten by Charity Nyawira on 11 May 2021About 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.
Investing with a Gender Lens: What is that?
In this new series Lendahand-investor Marlous van Oorschot tells us about her experience as with Gender Lens Investing. Read her first article here.
What is your Lendahand Wallet goal for 2021?
InvestingWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 17 January 2021New 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.
What impact investing is really about
InvestingWritten by Koen The on 29 December 2020Lendahand CEO Koen The takes us back to the essence of impact investing in concluding odd 2020 and warming up for 2021.
Investor: He or She?
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.
Why it's unfair to compare Lendahand to your savings account
InvestingWritten by Lucas Weaver on 4 March 2020It’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.
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