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Can AI uplift entrepreneurs that traditional banks reject? | Mercedes Bidart
16 minutes Posted Nov 29, 2025 at 4:00 pm.
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Can AI help people without a traditional credit history get access to fair loans? Impact entrepreneur Mercedes Bidart shows how AI is letting informal entrepreneurs in Latin America transform "invisible data" on their phones into a financial identity, helping them get credit and grow on their own terms.

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