In "The Functional Microfinance Bank," Nigerian writer, Henry Oster Onyemah, discusses every aspect needed to operate a microfinance institution for optimal performance. With nine chapters ...

There is a market for microfinance in the United States but a change in regulatory framework is needed for the sector to thrive. Women sell items at a Grameen America open house at St. John’s ...

The microfinance business will remain cautious for some time to come despite a ₹20,000 cr credit guarantee scheme ...

The growing digitisation helped the country’s microfinance industry grow over 16 times in the last decade, and this presents an opportunity for the fintech players Fintech startups have the capability ...

In a major step toward strengthening Nigeria’s digital payment ecosystem, Strowallet Digital Services Limited has unveiled its card issuing infrastructure, designed for fintech startups, microfinance ...

Cambodian Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) backed by international investors have aggressively marketed loans to Indigenous communities, targeting the value of their land as collateral for loans.

I spent the first five years of my career trying to understand everything about the Grameen Bank and its founder, Professor Muhammad Yunus, who would go on to share the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. I spent ...

Kishapu. In a move to curb predatory loans extended to citizens by microfinance lenders in Kishapu District, Shinyanga Region, councillors have resolved to investigate the institutions.The probe will ...

Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, Vol. 4, No. 2 (11) (May 2009), pp. 112-133 (22 pages) AbstractThe main focus of this research is to critically evaluate the sustainability ...

Just one in eight of Ethiopia’s banks and microfinance institutions currently provide dedicated water and sanitation ...