Recent revelations about the role of Nobel Prize winner Muhummad Yunus in the alleged misuse of $100 million by the Grameen Banks (and the cover-up of that misallocation) have begun to provoke overdue ...

For millions of people without access to traditional banking, the internet is a lot more than a place to share the latest family photos. It’s an opportunity to tell their stories and gain access to ...

Thirty years ago, it was widely thought that the perfect solution to unemployment and poverty in developing countries had been found in the shape of microfinance, the provision of tiny microloans used ...

The deal marks the company’s first significant purchase in Africa and its formal entry into the East African region.

Critics of microcredit make some convincing arguments that need urgent rebuttal from the organisations that have ploughed huge sums into it The complicated twists and turns in Bangladesh over the ...

Sa-Dhan's Sankalp 3.0 introduces new microfinance guidelines emphasizing early risk identification, governance, and customer-centric practices for sustainable growth.

Baobab Microfinance Bank is expanding its presence in Lagos with a new head office along Ikorodu road, as part of its ...

India’s microfinance sector is showing sustained signs of stabilisation, with delinquency levels easing and lenders shifting ...

The Institute for Financial Integrity (IFI) today announced that Al-Kuraimi Islamic Bank (KIB) and Al-Kuraimi Islamic Microfinance Bank (KIMB), two of Yemen's prominent financial institutions, have ...

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Microfinance is the provision of financial services to low-income clients or solidarity lending groups including consumers and the self-employed, who traditionally lack access to banking and related ...

On the morning of Friday, March 27th, Gapi launched the National Microfinance Platform for Financing Micro, Small Enterprises ...