# Microlending Credit Cards KivaB4B Doubles Grants By Erick Brownstein | Published 2008-05-03 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kivab4bcom References: [kivab4b](http://www.kivab4b.com) & [b4bcommunity.org](http://www.b4bcommunity.org) Kiva.org has been cited several times in Trend Hunter because the microfinance site is just so awesome! The latest from Kiva is that they partnered with Advanta Bank, one of the [largest issuers of credit cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cobranded-credit-card) to US small business owners and entrepreneurs. In addition to looking great, when lenders use the card to make a [Kiva grant](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/charitable-loyalty-program), Advanta doubles the grant, up to $200/month. Although it is a [business credit card](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/visa-corporate-card), you don't actually need to own a business to apply. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 36% | Activity: 57% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Microlending:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing new ways to facilitate microlending to small business owners and entrepreneurs. - **Credit Cards:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating credit card offerings that incentivize social impact, such as doubling grants for charitable causes. - **Partnerships:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborating with financial institutions to create partnerships that drive social impact and financial inclusion. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Microfinance:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Exploring innovative ways to provide microfinance services to underserved individuals and communities. - **Financial Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing fintech solutions that leverage credit cards to increase access to financial services for small businesses and entrepreneurs. - **Social Impact:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Building business models that prioritize social impact by partnering with credit card issuers to enhance philanthropic efforts. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Small Business Support Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mastercard-x-pier-five-small-business-fund.md) - [Fintech Credit Card Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tomocredit.md) - [BNPL-Backed Credit Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/klarna-5.md) - [Financial Accessibility-Enhancing Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/icapital-ventures.md) - [Effective Credit-Building Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creditbuilding-apps.md) - [eCommerce Credit Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shopify-credit.md) - [B2B Credit Decision Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/b2b-credit.md) - [Gen Z-Targeted Credit-Building Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creditbuilding-tool.md) - [Cashback Student Rewards Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kora-rewards.md)