Singapore and Washington D.C., 12 November 2025 – GFTN Capital Pte. Ltd. (GFTN Capital), a growth-equity venture firm under the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN), today announced a strategic alliance with Accion, a global nonprofit that supports innovative financial service providers in building a more inclusive world.
This alliance is aimed at mobilizing capital for digital finance and inclusive FinTech companies serving the world’s financially underserved communities. GFTN Capital and Accion will bring together leading industry stakeholders to advance solutions on emerging opportunities in inclusive finance and fuel the growth of innovative companies delivering high-quality financial products at scale, helping drive financial inclusion globally.
Headquartered in Singapore, GFTN Capital leverages GFTN’s global ecosystem of innovators, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and investors that spans more than 130 countries. The firm intends to provide investors with early access to emerging, high-growth FinTech companies. It will support its portfolio companies with strategic capital, market insights, and valuable connections to an established network of industry stakeholders across the world.
“GFTN’s strength lies in its ability to translate its global network into impact,” said Neil Parekh, Deputy Chairman, GFTN. “We engage year-round with entrepreneurs, innovators, and policymakers in finance and technology. Our work advances digital public infrastructure, inclusive FinTech, and green innovation with a focus on the Global South. Collaborating with Accion, a global leader in inclusive finance, lets us bring this expertise to the underserved, where it matters most. Together, we are channelling capital and expertise to support companies that innovate for people, not just for profit.”
“Accion is proud to partner with GFTN Capital to speed up the next generation of inclusive FinTech,” said Michael Schlein, President and CEO of Accion “Despite progress, 1.6 billion people remain poorly served or excluded from the financial system. By combining GFTN’s unparalleled network with our record in advancing inclusive finance, we are building a platform to scale solutions that extend opportunity to those left out of the formal economy.”
GFTN and the Center for Financial Inclusion, a think tank housed at Accion, also plan to co-host the 2026 Responsible Finance Forum in Singapore. The forum aims to advance dialogue and create practical frameworks for responsible innovation and digital inclusion.
Concluding on the partnership’s broader impact, Sopnendu Mohanty, Group CEO of GFTN, said:
“This partnership represents how GFTN Capital will bridge global investors and innovators to drive finance with purpose. Accion brings deep expertise in responsible finance, and together we are aligning capital with impact to redefine how innovation can build equitable and sustainable growth. Our shared goal is to make inclusion the driving force of innovation, not a side effect.”
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