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Six Cutting-Edge Technologies to Accelerate Financial Health

Financial services in Latin America and the Caribbean are recognizing the business opportunity to better support clients’ ability to manage day-to-day finances, navigate shocks, and invest in their future. Key technologies could make a big difference.

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Financial Health Bridges Access and Impact to Catalyze Prosperity 

A new era of services is emerging, characterized by innovation, purpose, and measurable impact. Building on a strong foundation of microfinance and expanded access, IDB Invest is at the forefront of shaping the future of finance in Latin America and the Caribbean. 

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New Frontiers for Financial Innovation

With a new business model and the active search for creative solutions to finance development, 2024 was a year in which IDB Invest generated responses tailored to specific needs, from large institutional clients to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). This blog presents some of the most notable ones.

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The Future of the Amazon Region Demands Innovative and Sustainable Financing

During an event at New York Climate Week, participants highlighted the urgent need for cross-sector collaboration and collective action to promote bioeconomy, long-term solutions, and halt deforestation.

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Four Ideas to Leverage Belize's Entrepreneurial Drive

Despite being the backbone of the country's economy, MSMEs lack access to finance and other barriers that hinder their growth. A few policy shifts can turn these businesses into real game-changers.

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Innovation, Technology, and Finance to make SMEs Stronger and More Productive

An initiative driven in El Salvador by IDB Invest, IDB Lab, and Banco Cuscatlán promotes digital transformation and adopting financial and non-financial products.