The Curse of Microfinance
India’s microfinance companies will set up a $221m emergency fund as the state, responding to public outcry over defaulter suicides, tightened regulations against them that froze bank financing. An...
View ArticleMicrofinance Under Attack
Important Facts: In 2006 the founder of the Grameen Bank in India was hailed as an innovator for the poor and received a Nobel Prize for his work in developing what has been termed microfinance. Today...
View ArticleIndia Government to Launch Online Business Portal
The government of India will launch an online platform in November this year in order to provide information about Indian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with the central aim of attracting...
View ArticleIndia: Micro-finance Institutions (MFIs) Agree on Common Code of Conduct
Indian Micro-finance institutions under the auspices of Sa-Dhan (Association of Community Development), finance institutions and MFIN (Micro-finance Institutions Network) have released a code of...
View ArticleYahoo Launches Small Business Portal
Yahoo! Small Business announced the launch of Yahoo! Small Business Advisor, the newest online destination for personalized entrepreneurial news, advice, and tools. Source: MarketingVox.com
View ArticleIFC (World Bank Group) Establishes the SME Finance Forum
The SME Finance Forum (SMEFF) is a part of the G20′s Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion. SMEFF is a platform for sharing knowledge in small and medium enterprise finance, for promoting best...
View ArticleSME Access to Finance: The Business Model Seems to Be the Issue
The SME Finance Forum Group on LinkedIn (over 1100 members) conducted a survey to get a sense of priorities in this sector. The group was polled on four key subjects and the response was as follows:...
View ArticleMoody’s to Develop Social Performance Assessment of Microfinance Institutions
Moody’s Corporation announced today that it was recognized at the 2010 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting for its commitment to develop a quantitative, independent and globally consistent...
View ArticleCRIF Wins Credit Bureau Tender in Benin
For the first time in the African country of Benin, information on both bank credit and microcredit will be collected and integrated into a credit bureau developed by CRIF, thus contributing to a...
View ArticleBIIA at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Financial Inclusion: Approaches,...
For Members Only! BIIA participated in the recent Asia-Pacific Forum on Financial Inclusion: Approaches, Regulations and Cross-Border Issues. The Forum was organized by the Asian Development Bank...
View ArticleTransparency at Bay: Another Disaster for Fiji – This One Man Made?
Fiji Credit Bureau Closed by Government Fiat without Prior Public Consultation. Lending Community is Perplexed – Lending to Individuals and Businesses Likely to be Impaired On Tuesday the 26th of April...
View ArticleAPEC to Develop Road Map for Expansion of Microinsurance and Disaster-risk...
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) member-economies will develop a road map for expanding the coverage of microinsurance and disaster-risk finance in a bid to mitigate the impact of natural...
View ArticleThe March of the Machines: Transforming Services & Professions
The world stands on the brink of a 4th industrial revolution, not just about manufacturing or automation but transforming services & professions. Rapid advances in a host of technologies, including...
View ArticleCIBIL: India’s Credit Information Bureau Expands into Small and Micro Loans...
India’s Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited (CIBIL) has expanded its reach in the small and micro loans segment. CIBIL will partner and provide information solutions to small and micro lenders to...
View ArticleBIIA 2017 Biennial Conference Update – Only Eight Weeks to Go
Tom Mouhsian, Principal Analyst, Customer Experience (APAC), of our member and sponsor Forrester Research, will provide an overview of the important topic: “Where Will Technology Take Our Industry and...
View ArticleBIIA 2019 Biennial Conference: October 30th to November 01, 2019, Bangkok,...
With 30 days to go it is still time to register for the BIIA 2019 Biennial Conference The BIIA 2019 Biennial Conference Opening Keynote will be delivered by Dr. Anthony Scriffignano, SVP/Chief Data...
View ArticleIndian Credit Climate: Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Seek...
Indian Non-bank lenders (NBFCs) have sought inclusion of loans to individuals under the government sponsored Covid emergency credit scheme as more than two third loans of tiny and small enterprises are...
View ArticleCredit Information Corporation (CIC) TO HIGHLIGHT VALUE OF CREDIT INFORMATION,
Potential to Boost MSME Growth in Upcoming Webinar The Credit Information Corporation (CIC), the country’s sole public credit registry and repository of credit information, in partnership with the...
View ArticleCIC COLLABS WITH SB CORP. FOR UPCOMING WEBINAR, TO FEATURE FINANCING...
The Credit Information Corporation (CIC), the country’s sole public credit registry and repository of credit information, in partnership with the Small Business Corporation (SB Corp.), will conduct a...
View ArticleUK Open Banking Year Five: The Journey from Open Finance to Open Everything
This review of the progress of the UK’s Open Banking initiative is the fifth in the series, marking the fifth anniversary of the launch of the Second Payments Services Directive (PSD2) on 13 January...
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