This year, the international nonprofit CARE will for the first time conduct poverty-alleviation work in Atlanta, instituting a savings program for women based on a model that took off first in Niger. Village Savings and Loan Associations brings women together in local financial cooperatives, allowing them to pool funds to preserve personal wealth and issue loans to […]
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GLOBE Export Award Applications Open
The Georgia Department of Economic Development has opened applications for its yearly celebration of export achievement. GLOBE Awards — Georgians Leveraging Opportunities By Exporting — are given to companies based in the state that have expanded into a new country in a given year. Applications are being accepted through Nov. 1, with companies needing to […]
Fleetcor’s Payments Tech to Be Installed on All New Nissans Made in Brazil
Atlanta-based fintech firm Fleetcor has landed a new automotive partnership that will deepen its already significant reach in Brazil. Each new Nissan made in the country will come with Fleetcor-owned Sem Parar’s RFID tags pre-installed, making it easier for customers to pay at toll booths, gas stations, parking decks and even McDonald’s restaurants with their […]
Adams and Reese Names New Partner in Global Trade, Logistics Practice
Brian F. Hansen has joined the Atlanta law office of Adams and Reese LLP as a partner in its global trade, transportation and logistics practice. Mr. Hansen has deep experience in litigation defending logistics, trucking and poultry companies in accident cases, as well as a focus on construction law, where he has successful prosecuted claims […]
How One Atlanta Company Drives the World’s Lotteries Through Manufacturing Innovation
The founding fathers may have used lottery tickets partly to fund the Revolutionary War, but even they couldn’t have foreseen how high the stakes would get in the new country they were helping mint. “We actually have a collection of antique lottery tickets from around the world signed by people like Thomas Jefferson and […]
Big Data Firm’s Equifax Deal Could Drive Financial Inclusion Globally
Atlanta-based Urjanet has landed a global partnership with credit information provider Equifax Inc., a fellow Atlanta firm with 11,000 employees, that could help improve financial inclusion around the world. Urjanet is tied into 6,500 water, waste, power, gas, cable and telecom utilities in 47 countries, gaining access to their customers’ billing and payment history. Provided on-demand […]
Delta Invests $2.25 billion for Deeper LATAM Reach
Delta Air Lines Inc.’s newest airline investment is set to deepen its already considerable reach around Latin America. The Atlanta-based carrier will spend $1.9 billion to take a 20 percent stake in Chile’s LATAM Airlines. That doesn’t include the $350 million Delta will invest to set up the partnership with South America’s largest carrier. LATAM has […]
Greenlight to Accelerate Financial Literacy Mission With $54M Investment
Tim Sheehan only has to look at his own household to see the global applications for the financial technology company he founded. Three of the Greenlight Financial CEO’s four children have used its accounts to kickstart savings toward study-abroad trips to Germany and Spain. Starting with the eldest, each raised $900 through odd jobs and […]
Atlanta Airport Trails Other ‘Megahubs’ on Global Connectivity Ranking
Atlanta may boast the busiest airport in the world, but Hartsfield-Jackson trails other “megahubs” around the world in global connectivity, according to research firm OAG. ATL ranks seventh in the world Megahubs International Index, which ranks the top 200 hubs based on the ratio of scheduled international connections and total number of destinations served. Out […]
Chamber Annual Meeting: Atlanta Keeps Sights on World Cup Goals
It might seem far away, but Atlanta is keeping its sights squarely on its goals for hosting key matches during the 2026 World Cup, betting that its newfound soccer bona fides will pay off in an effort to welcome the world — and their tourism dollars. What is settled so far is that the United […]
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