Check how Saving Groups can contribute to improving lives of low income earners, migrants, poor unemployed, people with unstable jobs and microentrepreneurs by encouraging these groups to develop skills like entrepreneurship, financial literacy, cash flow management. WATCH VIDEOS The best way to find out how Savings Group work and what
The Universal Standards for Social and Environmental Performance Management (“the Universal Standards”) is a comprehensive manual of best practices to help financial service providers (FSPs) put clients and the environment at the center of all strategic and operational decisions and align their policies and procedures with responsible business practices. In
Introduction This four-part webinar series will explore new microfinance business models that emerged in response to new technological solutions and the recent COVID-19 pandemic. The webinars are based on MFC’s research on the business models of European microfinance institutions conducted in collaboration with the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. Each
Learn about Savings Group in Europe – Cash2Grow Case Study Cash2Grow, who has been successfully establishing and promoting saving groups model as one of the ways to combat social exclusion, presents their case study on strengthening social and financial empowerment through savings groups using the Cash2Grow method. This case is
Check the newest Feasibility Report and find out what are the implications for setting up Savings Groups in Europe. The feasibility report is one of the deliverables of the Erasmus Plus funded project “LETS SAVEE” (LEarning, Teaming up and Saving- SAving groups for Employability and Empowerment), coordinated by MFC. The
The MFC Management Board went through important changes in 2021. In April, Katarzyna Pawlak took over the Executive Director’s role from Grzegorz Galusek. Grzegorz resigned, following almost twenty-two years of tenure. Ewa Bańkowska was proposed for the position of the Deputy Director and Member of the Management Board and we
Read the brief case studies, summarizing leading MFIs efforts in digitalisation. Each case focuses on differet aspect: digital marketing, digital loan process, digtal payments, and more. Effective Digital Communication This piece reviewes digital communication of a few leading MFIs from Moldova, Macedonia, Serbia and UK. It sets up four basic
The following paper summarises the main messages presented during the session “The Inclusive Rural Finance Value Chains and Sustainable Retail Outcomes: Key Trends and Responsibilities” at the Social Finance Vibe 2021: Pandemic Reboot conference on 15th September 2021. The presenters Mark de Sousa Shields (IFAD), Lea Soroka (IFC) and Perlat
In 2021, the efforts of microfinance institutions focused on recovering to their pre-Covid-19 levels of activities and on building further resilience to the upcoming waves of the pandemic, while at the same time exploring new opportunities and venturing into the new areas of operations. The following is a brief summary
Monday, December 6th, 2021, 10:00 – 11:00 CET (Amsterdam / Warsaw / Sarajevo) The webinar showcased a novel approach to data analysis – a datathon. During the webinar, KMF – a leading MFI in Kazakhstan revealed how their research questions were answered through the data analysis conducted by Mastercard’s a
Albanian Microfinance Association held an online workshop themed: “Green Transformation and Microfinance” As part of the activities carried out by providers and products of microfinance services throughout Europe, implementing the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans is a new groth strategy for the region,leaping from a traditional economic model to
Webinar on Engagement banking – applications for MFIsWhen: Tuesday, April 12th, 2022, 11:00 – 12:00 CET (Amsterdam / Warsaw / Sarajevo) Language: English https://youtu.be/EAK10KHWn6g Engagement Banking puts the customer at the center of all banking activities and delivers the digital experience that customers nowadays expect. It is important to understand that
Introduction Sharing the experience of the partnership of FED Invest, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-supported Project on Financial Inclusion of Albanian Smallholders (FiAS) and Albanian government to establish ABA centre, which delivers non-financial services to farmers in Albania. Innovation in BDS for farmers – ABA center and FED Invest case
Terms of Reference Local Consultant for implementation of 4 Local Action Groups and Policy Forum in Romania The main goal is to support the Romanian microfinance sector in the stakeholder engagement process of organizing a country policy forum/roundtable that will support its sector’s mission to provide financial products and business
We are looking for creative and enthusiastic candidates, willing to contribute to the fair economic system, especially for underprivileged, especially migrants and refugees. We seek team member willing to influence policy and regulation at European level and on EU countries level. The candidate should be open to work in international
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