Clinton Foundation [to 19 December 2015]
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Press Release
Clinton Development Initiative and Visa Announce Partnership to Link Farmers in Rwanda to Digital Payments
December 15, 2015
Partnership will connect smallholder farmers to digital payments and bank accounts that improve financial literacy and security
New York — The Clinton Development Initiative (CDI), an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, and Visa today announced a partnership to enable farmers in Rwanda to conduct business transactions digitally. This effort will connect individual farmers and cooperatives with banks, agrodealers, retailers, commodity processers, crop buyers, and other producers, creating a digital payments ecosystem. These connections help improve farmers’ financial security and empower them economically to make purchases with greater knowledge and ease.

CDI’s work in Rwanda focuses on helping farmers improve their livelihoods through better training, improved connection to markets and inputs, and stronger linkages between farmers, producers, and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector. This work, coupled with Visa’s expertise in global electronic payment systems and promoting financial literacy, will allow farmers to take a larger role in agricultural financing…