Widely discussed in the media and other forums, microfinance is often depicted as a villain causing more harm than good to the poor. How true is this? Microfinance started off in India sometime in the ...

Heartland Advisors, an investment management company, released its “Heartland Value Fund” fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Russell 2000® Value ...

Restructuring the country’s microfinance architecture will gather pace this year, Governor of Bank of Ghana Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama has insisted, urging commercial banks to scale up export finance as ...

Family offices are the new power players on Wall Street. A growing number of wealthy Americans are launching family offices, firms that do everything from investing money for the superrich to managing ...

Ripple (XRP) CEO claims the XRP Ledger could handle 14% of SWIFT’s volume within five years, equating to roughly $21 trillion annually. Ripple’s On-Demand Liquidity service processed $1.3 trillion in ...

In this video, I answer a common question about budgeting on a biweekly pay schedule. I show exactly how I break down bills, cash envelopes, sinking funds, and savings so you can stay on top of your ...

A few years ago, opening a bank account in Nigeria meant waking up early, standing in line, and filling out long forms. Today, it takes less than five minutes, and it all happens on your phone. From ...

Human Rights Watch argues that Cambodian microfinance institutions, backed by investors such as IFC, are targeting Indigenous communities with predatory lending and debt collection practices. Cambodia ...

Before joining Investopedia, David Marino-Nachison was an editor at The Wall Street Journal focused mainly on daily markets and investing news. He also worked on The Journal’s publishing desk; as a ...

An ongoing smishing campaign is targeting New Yorkers with text messages posing as the Department of Taxation and Finance, claiming to offer "Inflation Refunds" in an attempt to steal victims' ...