WFCU Global Bridges connects Irish and Ukrainian credit unions

WFCU Global Bridges connects Irish and Ukrainian credit unions

Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions (WFCU) traveled with staff members from Ukrainian Persha Vseukrayinska Kredytna Spilka (PVKS Credit Union) on a four-day Global Bridges engagement to Ireland this week.. Representatives of PVKS Credit Union, headquartered [...]

How can local dollars support global good?

How can local dollars support global good?

As member-focused financial cooperatives, credit unions have long been critical support systems in the communities they serve. Beyond traditional financial services, they provide education, guidance and often act as referral services to other community-based organizations. [...]

Helping small business loans go global

Helping small business loans go global

The problem: small businesses need financing to grow. The solution: financial institutions should lend them money. Easy, right? Of course, it’s never that simple. Especially for financial institutions in developing countries, which often don’[...]

Helping Venezuelan refugees begin again

Helping Venezuelan refugees begin again

If you had to start from scratch in a completely new place, how would you do it? What would you need to survive? What would you need to thrive? For millions of Venezuelans, these aren’[...]

WFCU’s new perspective on the credit union movement

WFCU’s new perspective on the credit union movement

In an ever-evolving financial system, credit unions have long stood as beacons of accessibility and opportunity. And yet, across the world, 1.4 billion people wake up every day without access to financial services. The [...]