You may have heard of microfinance, but what it actually is and what the popular perception of what it is are often two different things. Microfinance began in 1974 when Muhammad Yunus started Grameen ...

Microfinance loans are meant for people who don’t always fit into the usual banking system. This could be someone running a ...

Microfinance is the delivery of financial services in small amounts – mainly loans but increasingly savings and insurance – to entrepreneurs who typically do not have access to mainstream or ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The appeal of microfinance is simple: Give a budding entrepreneur in a developing country a “hand up” to the middle class with a small ...

Those are some of the findings from research conducted for the 2021-2022 60 Decibels Microfinance Index, aimed at assessing the effectiveness of microfinance practices—by talking to customers. Based ...

May 2 (Reuters) - Microfinance institutions in Africa hope to emulate the success and growth of the industry in Asia, and could offer a lifeline and escape from poverty for millions of people living ...

Microfinance provides fast, small loans to unbanked individuals. Group lending and frequent repayments help maintain discipline. High interest rates and excess borrowing cause repayment stress. Did ...

There is a market for microfinance in the United States but a change in regulatory framework is needed for the sector to thrive. Women sell items at a Grameen America open house at St. John’s ...

Microlending was one of the biggest parties in finance in recent years—an era of many parties. A new report out from the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI) details how things have ...

Muthoot Microfin CEO Sadaf Sayeed discusses the company’s dramatic turnaround from a ₹223 crore loss to a ₹170 crore profit ...

The microfinance sector has turned a corner, showing growth in the January-March period. This follows a period of contraction and write-offs. The market size has expanded, and loan portfolios are ...