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Credit Unions as World-Class Microfinance Providers Part 3
In this video series-3, a member of Cooperative UPA, Guatemala, discusses the advantages of doing business with the credit union. Talking about her experience, Laura shares her growth story and how the loans have helped her to expand her ice-cream business. Concurrently, she talks about her savings and how the UPA has helped her to […]
Aug 4, 2011
BancoSol: Latin America’s First Commercial Microfinance Bank Part 3
In this video, CEO Kurt Koenigsfest talks about the unique positioning of BancoSol, Latin America’s and the world’s first bank fully dedicated to microfinance, how it evolved and become a role model for the industry. He outlines the challenges of transformation and how BancoSol became a leader in deposit mobilisation. Kurt further highlights the role […]
Jun 16, 2011
Insights from a Microfinance Pioneer BancoSol 2
In this video series-2, Pancho Otero – the founding CEO of the Prodem Foundation, one of the global industry pioneers, explains how financial crisis will help microfinance institutions and their client. He shares his perspective on the importance of the enabling good legal environment and regulations to help produce mature microfinance institutions. Pancho sees the […]
Jun 6, 2011
BancoSol: Latin America’s First Commercial Microfinance Bank Part 1
In this video Jaime Zegarra, regional manager of BancoSol at El Alto in Bolivia talks about the ways in which the bank forms part of the community and connects with its clients. BancoSol is a true microfinance pioneer. As Latin America’s first commercial microfinance bank it has been much copied but never surpassed. Jaime says […]
May 2, 2011
Analysis of Financial Institutions Riding the M-PESA Rails
This paper analyses the FIs riding the M-PESA rails stating that many M-PESA customers find formal banking services inaccessible or expensive, and the advantages of transactions by phone is preferable.
Mar 1, 2011
Mukesh Sadana, George Mugweru, David Cracknell and Graham Wright
ProCredit An International Network Bank in Bolivia: The ProCredit Experience Part 2
In this video series-2 Roberto Zegada, Regional Manager El Alto, Banco Los Andes ProCredit (Bolivia) talks about the bank’s various financial products. Roberto also shares ProCredit’s additional programmes such as generating awareness among children towards savings. To remain competitive, he stresses upon the process of staffing and selection. Elaborating the staffing and selection procedure, Roberto […]
Feb 28, 2011