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Stay informed and inspired with the latest in microfinance and social finance. Explore breaking industry news, member spotlights, and cutting-edge developments as we navigate the dynamic landscape together, shaping the future of social financial practices. Find out more about upcoming events and funding opportunities.

MFC Members News: ADIE’s 30th Anniversary Celebration

[divider] [divider] On March 29, 2018, the Association for the Right to Economic Initiative (ADIE) celebrated its 30th anniversary in Paris. It was a time to celebrate and

Building New Foundations in Housing Microfinance: European Microfinance Award 2017 summary

[divider] [divider] The latest European Dialogue published by the European Microfinance Platform presents the picture of the trends and some of the most interesting initiat

MFC Signed Strategic Partnership with Country Associations: AMA, AMFOK and UCORA

[divider] [divider] MFC’s Partnership Programme for Country Associations is a new initiative that is expected to move the cooperation with country level microfinance

Welcome to our new member: Global Credit UCO from Armenia!

[divider] [divider] The main objective and mission of “GLOBAL CREDIT” UCO CJSC is to take a leading position in financial market of Armenia, to render a wide range

Social Performance Fund: 3rd Round Infographic Summary

The Social Performance Fund, managed by Microfinance Centre, promotes the broad adoption of the Universal Standards for Social Performance Management. Today we are pleased to ann

External Publications

Toward a Financial Health Tool for Consumers: Test Results Summary

The Microfinance Centre and Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion are working together to build a financial health tool to assist customers with gauging and improving

Two Balkan Associations joined MFC as a Strategic Partners

[divider] [divider] MFC’s Partnership Programme for Country Associations is a new initiative that is expected to move the cooperation with country level microfinance n

MFC Has Signed Strategic Partnership with Next Two Association from Central Asia: AMFOT and AMFI

[divider] [divider] Last week MFC launched a new Partnership Programme for Country Associations, focusing on better leveraging of mutual resources, identifying opportunit

MFC Launched a New Partnership Programme for Country Associations

[divider] [divider] Since its inception Microfinance Centre has maintained very close ties with the country level associations, recognizing their role and potential in adva

Alternative Credit Scoring: Workshop for Chief Credit Officers held last week in Warsaw

On Thursday and Friday last week MFC convened a 2-day meeting for MFC member institutions from Bulgaria, Ireland, Armenia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Moldova, Roman

Social Performance Management in Microfinance: Infographic Report

[divider] Social performance management (SPM) refers to the systems that organizations use to achieve their stated social mission. As a part of Microfinance Centres’ ongoing eff

Report “Financial Inclusion in the Digital Age” was published by CreditEase, IFC and Stanford University

[divider] [divider] The report on "Financial Inclusion in the Digital Age" was jointly published by CreditEase, IFC - International Finance Corporation, and Stanford Univer

External Publications

International Funding for Financial Inclusion: Key Trends and Development by CGAP

The 2017 edition of CGAP’s annual Cross-Border Funder Survey reports has been released. Funder commitments to financial inclusion reached a historic high of US$37

MFC Members’ news: KMF (Kazakhstan) improves customer communication

[divider] [divider] KMF is a microfinance organization operating in Kazakhstan with portfolio consisting of 220 567 active clients. KMF provides microfinance services for

MFC Members’ news: Asian Credit Fund’s new green economy programme

[divider] [divider] Asian Credit Fund (ACF) is a microfinance organization operating in Kazakhstan. ACF provides microloans for small businesses and supports households�

European Commission announced a proposal for a Regulation on Crowdfunding

[divider] [divider] The Action Plans on Sustainable Finance, FinTech and a proposal for a Regulation on Crowdfunding was announced by European Commission in 8 March 2018.

MFC Members News: Internet Corners for the Clients of Opportunity Bank Serbia

[divider] [divider] As a part of its efforts to educate and empower its clients, MFC Member Opportunity Bank Serbia (OBS) decided to install internet corners in its bran

Call for proposals: Entrepreneurial capacity building for young migrants

[divider] [divider] Organiser: European Commission Deadline: 24.05.2018 Budget: €2,225,000 Eligible applicants: established in one of the 28 EU countries Th

Assessing the European market of Microfinance

The study Assessing the European market potential of business microcredit and the associated funding needs of non-bank MFIs depict a huge potential demand for small b

Webinar “Uniting Tech and Touch”

Topic: Uniting Tech and Touch: How Centaur Products Are Better for Consumers and Providers Date: March 6, 2018, ended Presenter: CFI Fellow Alexis Beggs Olsen Host: Gr

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