'This paper will present a brief overview of the microfinance “industry” in the Philippines as well as the recent developments of increased commercialization. Commercialization of microfinance has spurred greater competition leading to increased innovations in microfinance products and service delivery.'
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'This paper discusses migrant remittances in the Sri Lankan context, specifically in relation to Hatton National Bank’s (HNB) microfinance program and the use of technology. Currently outreach in microfinance is expanding as a result of migrant remittances, improved technologies and cheaper services. HNB’s innovative remittance e-product, Money2Home, is one such product outlined and other future development areas are considered.'
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'ICT can be a strategic tool in making Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) more efficient and effective. MFIs can reach more people in a more economic way by implementing the right Management Information System (MIS). While a few MFIs are making good use of technology, the majority are facing difficulties in getting the right solution. The back-office MIS is the backbone of any Information System solution and yet it has not received much attention. MFIs, whether large or small, need to have a stron more...
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'Microfinance in Bangladesh has almost reached the stage of a matured market. However, there are still substantial segments of potential clientele who are not serviced by any microfinance organization (MFI). Inadequate finance is one of the most important reasons MFIs have not reach these clients. Fund shortage is more prevalent among the smaller MFIs. In such a situation, an effective linkage between the MFIs with financial constraint and banks with excess liquidity is a simple but highly effec more...
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'Despite significant innovations in rural and microfinance over the years, millions of people around the world do not have access to financial services. Can strategic linkages and alliances between financial institutions help resolve this problem?Our results drawn from 12 case studies conducted in eleven countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America indicate that financial linkages are increasingly used by formal financial institutions (public or private) to target rural clients. A wide variety of more...
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Commercially-driven, business-to-business partnerships in microfinance are, and will continue to be, driven primarily by the market. But should the process be left exclusively to the market? It is the view of this author that rapid scaling up of partnership approaches in microfinance is unlikely to occur without active leadership by organizations and individuals in a position to facilitate the process, based on a sound understanding of the dynamics of the partnering process. Further, a commitmen more...
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Cash transfer programmes are emerging as indispensable component of poverty reduction strategies. The objectives of alleviating short-term poverty and long-term human capital building are what make cash transfers, particularly conditional ones, attractive. In Latin America, where cash transfers are widely implemented, impact evaluations show significant positive impacts. Improved nutritional intakes, access to health and education as well as reduction in poverty and inequality are observed. The more...
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