SIFTA Training Program 2025: Practical Learning for a Changing World

The Microfinance Centre (MFC) is extending the SIFTA training program into 2025, continuing its mission to support the growth, sustainability and innovation of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) and Social Enterprise Finance Providers (SEFPs).

We’re currently preparing a dynamic lineup of webinars and local workshops designed to equip practitioners with practical skills and share effective practices that meet the challenges of today’s rapidly evolving environment.

Key Focus Areas in 2025

✅ Technological Innovations
2025 brings rapid advancements in AI, automation and machine learning. These technologies are driving efficiency and enabling intelligent solutions across the microfinance and social finance sectors.

✅ Sustainable Development Practices
Institutions are increasingly integrating sustainability into their operations — embracing renewable energy, reducing waste, and strengthening their role in advancing broader environmental and social goals.

✅ Digitization
Digital tools are vital for maintaining productivity and client connectivity, especially in remote or underserved areas.

✅ Data Analytics
Data-driven insights are essential for understanding client needs, enhancing decision-making, and building lasting relationships through tailored services.

Upcoming Webinars

Topics planned for the 2025 webinar series include:

  • AI-powered services for micro-entrepreneurs and social enterprises
  • Improving digital and green skills of microfinance clients
  • Internal audit in MFIs
  • New product development: micro-equity
  • Credit scoring models for small MFIs
  • Financial planning and modeling
  • Building resilience through ESG practices
  • Managing a multi-generational team
  • IoT in microfinance: from smart farming to urban microenterprise support
  • Stress testing for smaller social finance providers
  • EU instruments & programs for microfinance and the social economy
  • Carbon credit systems for microfinance clients
  • Comparing FinTech models for microfinance clients
  • Agile governance for social finance actors
  • Mitigating digital risks in microfinance and social enterprise finance
  • Cybersecurity essentials
  • Stepping into leadership roles
  • ABC of AI-driven predictive analytics for MFIs
  • EIF social impact products
  • Leveraging sustainability ratings for strategic impact

Registration for these sessions will open soon on our website.

Local Workshops (H1 2025)

📍 Poland

  • Assessment of loan collateral from the legal perspective
  • Practical aspects of debt collection

📍 Italy

  • Social media marketing for MFIs and SEFPs

📍 Croatia

  • ESG overview and implementation strategies

Stay tuned for updates on our website:
🌐 https://mfc.org.pl/

We look forward to another year of impactful learning and exchange – shaping stronger, more resilient financial institutions across Europe and beyond.

Any questions? Please contact Joanna Zukowska: joanna@mfc.org.pl.