{"id":16132,"date":"2025-09-24T20:10:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/40.117.174.162\/?p=16132"},"modified":"2025-09-24T20:11:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:11:17","slug":"the-trust-for-the-americas-y-visa-lanzan-cursos-gratuitos-de-educacion-financiera-para-fortalecer-la-inclusion-economica-en-america-latina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/the-trust-for-the-americas-y-visa-lanzan-cursos-gratuitos-de-educacion-financiera-para-fortalecer-la-inclusion-economica-en-america-latina\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust for the Americas and Visa Launch Free Financial Literacy Courses to Strengthen Economic Inclusion in Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington, D.C., 24 de septiembre de 2025 \u2013 The Trust for the Americas y Visa lanzan una nueva iniciativa de formaci\u00f3n gratuita en l\u00ednea, enfocada en la educaci\u00f3n financiera. A trav\u00e9s de una serie de cursos sobre finanzas personales y desarrollo de habilidades para la gesti\u00f3n de peque\u00f1os negocios, esta propuesta est\u00e1 dirigida a los beneficiarios de la red de socios locales de The Trust y busca promover la inclusi\u00f3n social y econ\u00f3mica en la regi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La iniciativa ofrece una ruta formativa compuesta por nueve cursos gratuitos que abarcan desde los principios b\u00e1sicos de las finanzas personales hasta herramientas clave para la gesti\u00f3n de negocios. A lo largo de estos cursos, los participantes pueden adquirir conocimientos sobre ahorro, elaboraci\u00f3n de presupuestos, gesti\u00f3n de deudas y cr\u00e9ditos, as\u00ed como protecci\u00f3n de la identidad digital. Todos los contenidos han sido dise\u00f1ados con un enfoque pr\u00e1ctico, accesible y aplicable a distintos contextos personales y profesionales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Un aspecto clave de esta propuesta es que los cursos est\u00e1n disponibles en dos idiomas, espa\u00f1ol y portugu\u00e9s, lo que ampl\u00eda su alcance y permite beneficiar a una mayor diversidad de participantes en Am\u00e9rica Latina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u00f3nica Delgado, Coordinadora Senior de The Trust Academy, se\u00f1al\u00f3: \u201cEstos 9 cursos enfocados en finanzas personales y finanzas para negocios son una gran oportunidad para instalar y fortalecer capacidades de gesti\u00f3n y administraci\u00f3n financiera en muchas personas en la regi\u00f3n. Estos contenidos presentan herramientas de gran utilidad para mejorar la salud financiera desde una perspectiva personal y trasladarla a los negocios, empresas y emprendimientos\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Desde Visa, se destaca el papel clave de la educaci\u00f3n financiera en la construcci\u00f3n de econom\u00edas m\u00e1s resilientes e inclusivas. A trav\u00e9s de iniciativas como esta, se busca facilitar el acceso a conocimientos esenciales para una mejor participaci\u00f3n en el sistema financiero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEn Visa, creemos que la educaci\u00f3n financiera es fundamental para construir econom\u00edas m\u00e1s resilientes e inclusivas en Am\u00e9rica Latina. Esta alianza con The Trust for the Americas nos permite acercar conocimientos pr\u00e1cticos y herramientas digitales a miles de personas, facilitando su acceso al sistema financiero y potenciando el desarrollo de sus negocios y comunidades. Nuestro compromiso es seguir impulsando la inclusi\u00f3n financiera y la movilidad econ\u00f3mica a trav\u00e9s de la innovaci\u00f3n y la colaboraci\u00f3n con aliados estrat\u00e9gicos en la regi\u00f3n,\u201d expres\u00f3 Carlos Corominas, l\u00edder de Impacto Social y Sustentabilidad para Visa en Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Esta alianza reafirma la misi\u00f3n compartida de ambas organizaciones de impulsar el desarrollo econ\u00f3mico a trav\u00e9s de la educaci\u00f3n y el acceso a oportunidades. Los cursos ya se encuentran disponibles para la red de socios locales de The Trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Acerca The Trust for the Americas: <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trust for the Americas is a nonprofit organization that promotes social and economic inclusion by equipping people with the key skills they need to thrive in the new world of work. As an affiliate of the Organization of American States (OAS), The Trust forges strategic partnerships with the public, private, academic, and civil society sectors to expand opportunities throughout the region. With 28 years of experience, it has impacted more than 5.5 million people in 29 countries, driving the development of economic opportunities and fostering innovation as a driver of progress in the Americas through strategic partnerships that promote cooperation for sustainable results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acerca de Visa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visa (NYSE: V) es un l\u00edder mundial en pagos digitales, facilitando transacciones de pago entre consumidores, comercios, instituciones financieras y entidades gubernamentales en m\u00e1s de 200 pa\u00edses y territorios. Nuestra misi\u00f3n es conectar al mundo con la red de pagos m\u00e1s innovadora, conveniente, confiable y segura, para ayudar a que individuos, comercios y econom\u00edas puedan prosperar. Creemos que las econom\u00edas inclusivas impulsan a todos, en todas partes y vemos el acceso como fundamental para el futuro del movimiento de dinero. M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n en Visa.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Para m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n, favor de contactar a:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carlos Escalante | Gerente de comunicaci\u00f3n | cescalante@20.9.190.97<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Washington, D.C., September 24, 2025 \u2013 The Trust for the Americas and Visa are launching a new free online training initiative focused on financial education. Through a series of courses on personal finance and small business management skills, this initiative is aimed at beneficiaries of The Trust\u2019s network of local partners and seeks to promote social and economic inclusion in the region. The initiative offers a training pathway consisting of nine free courses ranging from the basics of personal finance to key business management tools. Throughout these courses, participants can gain knowledge about saving, budgeting, debt and credit management, as well as digital identity protection. All course content has been designed with a practical, accessible approach that is applicable to various personal and professional contexts. A key aspect of this program is that the courses are available in two languages\u2014Spanish and Portuguese\u2014which broadens their reach and benefits a more diverse group of participants across Latin America. M\u00f3nica Delgado, Senior Coordinator at The Trust Academy, noted: \u201cThese nine courses focused on personal finance and business finance are a great opportunity to build and strengthen financial management and administration skills among many people in the region. This content provides highly useful tools for improving financial well-being from a personal perspective and applying those principles to businesses, companies, and startups.\u201d Visa highlights the key role of financial education in building more resilient and inclusive economies. Through initiatives like this one, the goal is to facilitate access to essential knowledge for greater participation in the financial system. \u201cAt Visa, we believe that financial education is essential for building more resilient and inclusive economies in Latin America. This partnership with The Trust for the Americas allows us to bring practical knowledge and digital tools to thousands of people, facilitating their access to the financial system and empowering the development of their businesses and communities. Our commitment is to continue driving financial inclusion and economic mobility through innovation and collaboration with strategic partners in the region,\u201d said Carlos Corominas, Head of Social Impact and Sustainability for Visa in Latin America and the Caribbean. This partnership reaffirms both organizations\u2019 shared mission to drive economic development through education and access to opportunities. The courses are now available to The Trust\u2019s network of local partners. *** About The Trust for the Americas: The Trust for the Americas is a nonprofit organization that promotes social and economic inclusion by equipping people with key skills to thrive in the new world of work. As an affiliate of the Organization of American States (OAS), The Trust forges strategic partnerships with the public, private, academic, and civil society sectors to expand opportunities throughout the region. With 28 years of experience, it has impacted more than 5.5 million people in 29 countries, driving the development of economic opportunities and fostering innovation as a driver of progress in the Americas through strategic partnerships that promote cooperation for sustainable results. About Visa Visa (NYSE: V) is a global leader in digital payments, facilitating payment transactions among consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories. Our mission is to connect the world with the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payment network to help individuals, businesses, and economies thrive. We believe that inclusive economies lift everyone, everywhere, and we see access as fundamental to the future of how money moves. Learn more at Visa.com. For more information, please contact: Carlos Escalante | Communications Manager | cescalante@20.9.190.97<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":16133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[145],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16132"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16134,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16132\/revisions\/16134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16132"}],"curies":[{"name":"well played","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}