--- title: Moving Finance Forward in 2020 description: Learn about our current financial health accelerator programs around the world this year. image: https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/VC-SocialShare-square.jpg --- [![Village Capital](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/VilCap_2019/LogoHorizontal-color_2022.png)](https://vilcap.com/news-and-views) ![Open menu](https://vilcap.com/images/hamburger.svg) Open Main Menu [Village Capital](https://vilcap.com/) ![Close menu](https://vilcap.com/images/close.svg) Close Main Menu - [Home](https://vilcap.com/) - About Us - [The Village Capital Story](https://vilcap.com/about-us/story) - [Our Team](https://vilcap.com/about-us/our-team) - [Careers](https://vilcap.com/careers) - [Programs for Entrepreneurs](https://vilcap.com/programs) - [Programs for Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs)](https://vilcap.com/eso-programs) - [News & Publications](https://vilcap.com/news-and-publications) - [Blogs](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts) - [Press Releases](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases) - [Reports](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/reports) - How We Support Entrepreneurs - [Our Tools for Startups and ESO's](https://vilcap.com/our-tools) - [Peer-Selected Investment](https://vilcap.com/entrepreneurs/peer-selected-investment) - [Impact Investing](https://vilcap.com/impactinvesting) - [Our Alumni](https://vilcap.com/our-alumni) - [Become a Mentor](https://vilcap.com/mentors) - [Support Our Mission](https://vilcap.com/get-involved) - [Results & Impact](https://vilcap.com/results) [Donate](https://donorbox.org/donate-to-vilcap) March 18, 2020 # Moving Finance Forward in 2020 By Village Capital - Share - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/moving-finance-forward-in-2020&text=Moving%20Finance%20Forward%20in%202020) - [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/moving-finance-forward-in-2020) - [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/moving-finance-forward-in-2020) We’ve seen real advancement in financial inclusion in the past few years, ushered in by mobile phones, an evolving regulatory environment, and a new generation of innovative fintech startups. But the coronavirus pandemic has exposed cracks in our society that have left many people and businesses vulnerable and reeling from financial strain. Most traditional financial products that would act as a safety net in turbulent times, from credit lines to saving accounts, are focused on the needs of high-income people and large corporations. We have a number of applications open for accelerators focused on financial health startups, as part of [Finance Forward](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/village-capital-metlife-foundation-and-paypal-launch-finance-forward), our global coalition with MetLife Foundation and PayPal: - [Finance Forward Europe 2020](https://vilcap.com/current-programs/finance-forward-europe-2020) (Applications open until April 25) - [Finance Forward US 2020](https://vilcap.com/current-programs/finance-forward-us-2020) (Applications open until May 8) - [Finance Forward Latin America 2020](https://vilcap.com/current-programs/finance-forward-latam-2020) (Applications open until May 15) - [Finance Forward MENA 2020](https://vilcap.com/current-programs/finance-forward-mena-2020) (Applications open until May 28) We are monitoring the global public health situation and will move our workshops to an interactive, online format for as long as is needed. 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