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FinDev Interview
Are Soft Skills Still Relevant As Microfinance Moves Into the Digital Age?
Peter Surek, European Microfinance Network (EMN) Board Member, delves into key questions on human resource challenges and disruptive technology ahead of their upcoming conference, which is shaking things up with a new format designed to inspire and bring together participants.
FinDev Blog
How PAYGo Solar Companies Can Shine for Investors
The pay-as-you-go (PAYGo) solar industry has attracted a lot of interest among impact investors. But complex business models and a lack of reporting standards may be putting off large-scale investment.
By Nicky Khaki, Daphne Pit, Miguel Soriano
FinDev Interview
Does Digital Transformation Mean Turning Your Employees Into Robots?
Grzegorz Galusek, Executive Director of the Microfinance Centre, discusses digitalization, agile working and what we can look forward to from this year's annual conference.
FinDev Blog
Why Smallholder Finance Isn’t Getting the Investment It Needs
By overlooking investment opportunities in smallholder finance in favor of serving less risky client segments that are easier to reach, investors are missing out on one of the greatest impact opportunities in financial inclusion today. What can financial service providers and investors do about it?
By Mike Warmington, Peter Harlock
FinDev Blog
Learn. Save. Earn. Why Do We Celebrate Global Money Week & Aflatoun Day?
Children around the world need to start early to become good money managers. Global Money Week aims to inspire children and young people to learn about money matters, livelihoods and entrepreneurship.
By Roeland Monasch, Aflatoun International
FinDev Blog
Want to Stay in Business? Keep Your Loan Officers Happy
Loan officers are in a critical position to influence clients’ experience with an MFI. Yet they are often under intense pressure to meet targets. Here are six steps for improving working conditions for microfinance field staff.
By Nupur Maroti, M2i Consulting
FinDev Blog
Making Clean Cooking Affordable
Following the FinDev Gateway webinar on financing for clean cooking, GLPGP discusses how innovative consumer finance approaches can help facilitate access to clean cooking in developing countries.
By Meixi Gan, Richenda Van Leeuwen, The Global LPG Partnership
FinDev Interview
Why Do Practitioners Value FinEquity?
In honor of International Women’s Day, FinDev Gateway features FinEquity (formerly known as the Women’s Financial Inclusion Community of Practice), a special corner of FinDev where practitioners working to increase women’s financial inclusion can share ideas, resources and lessons learned. Uloma Ogba of UNCDF tells us what she values about this community of practice.
FinDev Blog
Does Fintech Have Us Spellbound?
How can we identify which fintech companies and products offer impact potential without being enthralled by the latest 'shiny new object'? Four frameworks help us separate potential from hype.
By Camilla Nestor, MIX
FinDev Blog
The Hole in the Bucket: The Impact of De-risking on Non-Profit Organizations
Whole groups are at risk of falling out of the financial system as banks develop increasingly risk-averse controls due to AML/CFT regulations. As non-profits face growing barriers to financial access, what can we do to reverse this trend?
By Karina Avakyan, Floor Knoote, Sofia Ortega, Lia van Broekhoven, Fulco van Deventer, Sangeeta Goswami