Fintech innovations in digital and mobile lending are reshaping the microfinance sector, dramatically increasing reach and lowering costs.

In the three decades since Muhammad Yunus founded the Grameen Bank, the world has come to recognize the power of microfinance. Lending small amounts of money to people traditionally viewed as too poor ...

For three decades, microfinance institutions have given out small loans to the world’s poor — mostly women — and amassed hundreds if not thousands of case studies showing that the loans help alleviate ...

Moniepoint won SME Microfinance Bank of the Year for a third year, disbursed ₦1 trillion in credit and processed ₦412 ...

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 ...

Ottawa, July 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to Precedence Research, the microfinance market size accounted for USD 251.41 billion in 2023. The microfinance market is a financial market ...

Dhaka—In August, Bangladeshi police broke up a ring of human organ dealers operating in Joypurhat, a district in the north of the country. Investigators say that three local “brokers” preyed on a ...

Microfinance claims to have a “double bottom line.” Lending to poor populations in developing countries needs to be profitable to be sustainable, while social impact in terms of achieving “financial ...

Moniepoint Microfinance Bank – MFB has solidified its position as a dominant force in Nigeria’s commercial landscape after ...

The Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) and the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) pledged to strengthen consumer ...

LOLC Microfinance Bank Limited has been honored with the “Best Turnaround Microfinance Bank” Award in the Medium & Small Tier Category by the Pakistan ...