Empowering small businesses for a digital future
Small businesses are key to inclusive growth. Yet many are struggling to adapt to rapid digital transformation, particularly in the wake of the pandemic. Strive Community is equipping ten million small businesses with innovative digital solutions to enable them to build resilience and grow.
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Small businesses are key to inclusive growth. Yet many are struggling to adapt to rapid digital transformation, particularly in the wake of the pandemic. Strive Community is equipping ten million small businesses with innovative digital solutions to enable them to build resilience and grow.
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Small businesses are key to inclusive growth. Yet many are struggling to adapt to rapid digital transformation, particularly in the wake of the pandemic. Strive Community is equipping ten million small businesses with innovative digital solutions to enable them to build resilience and grow.
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Michael Miebach
CEO, Mastercard
"When small businesses thrive our local communities and economies thrive, but when they struggle, the impact is widespread. What small business owners need right now is partners who listen to them and develop innovative solutions that help them grow in the wake of the pandemic. That’s what makes programs like Strive so critical today and tomorrow."
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A closer look at the digitalization of European businesses in the wake of COVID-19
Firms that adopted digital technologies fared better during the pandemic but there were disparities in adoption with regard to firm size Financial support to digitalize played an important role, and more is needed The EU needs to focus on reducing the widening digital divide Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the adoption of digital technologies was usually associated with more innovative businesses.
Building AI solutions for women micro-retailers: The missing ingredient for supporting their…
Building AI solutions for women micro-retailers: The missing ingredient for supporting their digital transformation and financial inclusion This post was written by Caylee Talpert, Chief Business Officer at &frnds, a platform using AI and data analytics to strengthen value chains in emerging markets.
Putting digital enterprise transformation in the hands of Polish women: New insights from the GO…
Putting digital enterprise transformation in the hands of Polish women: New insights from the GO DIGITAL project This blog post is by Renata Żukowska and Emilia Bartosiewicz-Brożyna from Fundacja LBC Business Women Foundation (LBC).
Empowering Vietnamese small businesses through AI-enhanced procurement
This post is by SoBanHang, a Mastercard Strive partner offering a one-stop business operating system that enables Vietnamese merchants to access market intelligence data and manage end-to-end cross-border procurement effortlessly.
Integrating artificial intelligence into small business digital onboarding: Wins and challenges
This post is by Lucinda Revell, co-founder of Boost Capital, an organization that enables financial service providers to serve customers via popular chat platforms such as Facebook Messenger, Telegram, and WhatsApp, without downloading another app.
New insights, real impacts: Introducing the 2024 update of the Mastercard Strive Small Business…
New insights, real impacts: Introducing the 2024 update of the Mastercard Strive Small Business Evidence Map By Hana Hanfi, Marius Karabaczek, and Elise Montano from the Measurement & Impact team at Caribou Digital.
What Mastercard Strive is learning about digital solutions to improve access to finance for small…
What Mastercard Strive is learning about digital solutions to improve access to finance for small businesses worldwide Barbra Safar, an entrepreneur from Rawalpindi, Pakistan, has skillfully navigated the challenges of running two businesses.
Using behavioral science and gamification to drive positive financial behaviors with small…
Using behavioral science and gamification to drive positive financial behaviors with small businesses: Learnings from Flourish Fi The following is a guest post written by Flourish Fi, an organization whose mission is to empower all people to build positive money habits and achieve financial security.
Challenging assumptions: How a distinct operations model sets CDFIs apart in a vast financial…
Challenging assumptions: How a distinct operations model sets CDFIs apart in a vast financial ecosystem By Victoria Brown Veteran coffee roaster Yan Yanez gained a fast following when he and his business partner, Leo Nunez, opened Flor and Seed Coffee Roasters in late 2020 by popping-up at a busy farmers market in San Diegos Little Italy.
Getting impact capital off the sidelines: how CNote aligns investor interests with community…
Getting impact capital off the sidelines: how CNote aligns investor interests with community financial institutions and vice versa A two-year Mastercard Strive USA grant has paved the way for investment platform CNote to strengthen their organizational capacity, enabling them to scale operations, enhance their technology, and better serve the communities and institutions at the heart of their mission.
The unique partnership at the center of California’s new loan match program
A unique and first-time partnership between two mission-driven organizations, Next Street and Community Reinvestment Fund USA, is behind a new small business lending program in California that aims to connect small businesses with historic federal funding designed to help them grow and strengthen their financial resilience.