This feature on innovative lending models, includes quotes from Amee Parbhoo, Rahil Rangwala, and the founders of Accion Venture Lab portfolio companies Apollo Agriculture, Bababos, and Verqor. “We see financial services as a means to an end,” said Rahil Rangwala.“You can provide access to a loan — but does that mean that the farmer is going to be earning more? Does it mean that the small business can stock more of what they sell and manage their cash flow better?” Amee Parbhoo added, “It’s about knowing what to provide to enable [smallholder farmers] to have a more productive yield, which means more money for them.” The interviews took place at Accion Venture Lab’s Fintech for Inclusion Global Summit in London in September.
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