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10 Articles

Kiva Risk Ratings: Now with Half-Stars, and with Updates to our Risk and Due Diligence pages.

Kiva Risk Ratings: Now with Half-Stars, and with Updates to our Risk and Due Diligence pages.

Kiva News

Sep 2011

Kiva.org, Visa Inc. Launch "Kiva City" in Support of U.S. Small Businesses

Kiva.org, Visa Inc. Launch "Kiva City" in Support of U.S. Small Businesses

Kiva News

Jun 2011

Kiva.org and Dermalogica Launch Microlending Platform joinFITE.org to Fund Women Entrepreneurs

Kiva.org and Dermalogica Launch Microlending Platform joinFITE.org to Fund Women Entrepreneurs

Kiva News

Jan 2011

Changes to Kiva's Delinquency Rate

Changes to Kiva's Delinquency Rate

Kiva News

Nov 2010

Kiva.org and Visa Partner to Expand Microloan Opportunities for U.S. Small Business and Extend Reach to Gulf Coast

Kiva.org and Visa Partner to Expand Microloan Opportunities for U.S. Small Business and Extend Reach to Gulf Coast

Kiva News

Oct 2010

Kiva.org Extends Its Global Microlending Marketplace to Education by Adding Student Microloans

Kiva.org Extends Its Global Microlending Marketplace to Education by Adding Student Microloans

Kiva News

Sep 2010

Progress Update on Kiva's social impact

Progress Update on Kiva's social impact

Kiva News

Sep 2010

Announcing an Upcoming Update to Kiva's five-star Risk Rating system

Announcing an Upcoming Update to Kiva's five-star Risk Rating system

Kiva News

Sep 2010

Omidyar Network Awards $5 Million Grant to Kiva to Spur Growth of Microfinance in Underserved Markets

Omidyar Network Awards $5 Million Grant to Kiva to Spur Growth of Microfinance in Underserved Markets

Kiva News

Aug 2010

Control over your Kiva Credits

Control over your Kiva Credits

Kiva News

Jun 2010

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