Tag: Donors

The MI4ID process explicitly incorporates behavioural insights as an integral part of both the exploratory and solution-development processes.

In this video series-3, Alex Silva, a microfinance pioneer, summarises the details of the study of MFI failures, gives important recommendations for MFI sponsors, managers, and funders, such as: recognise microfinance as financial intermediation, focus on risk management systems, and create good corporate governance. Detailing on the specific conclusions of the study, Alex recommends donors […]

In this video Richard Rosenberg, consultant to CGAP, discusses the details behind Compartamos Controversy. He explains why profit was necessary to attract investors and what factors led to the controversy. In retrospect, he also reflects on what could have been done to avoid the crisis. Compartamos Bank Mexico is one of the leading MFIs in […]

This note discusses how falling costs of technology, competition and ability of electronic banking solutions to offer customers an enhanced range of services at very low cost is driving change.