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Microfinance PodcastMFP 149. UPA in Guatemala - Credit Unions as World-Class Microfinance Providers. Part 3Credit unions play a pivotal role in providing access to financial services to the base of the pyramid. The credit union movement is based on savings mobilization as the foundation of microfinance. In this series, we look at lessons from one of the most successful credit union systems of the world, namely the credit unions of the Central American country of Guatemala. Managers, staff and clients of UPA tell us what is so special about their cooperative.
2011-08-0407 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 148. UPA in Guatemala - Credit Unions as World-Class Microfinance Providers. Part 2Credit unions play a pivotal role in providing access to financial services to the base of the pyramid. The credit union movement is based on savings mobilization as the foundation of microfinance. In this series, we look at lessons from one of the most successful credit union systems of the world, namely the credit unions of the Central American country of Guatemala. Managers, staff and clients of UPA tell us what is so special about their cooperative.
2011-08-0406 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 147. UPA in Guatemala - Credit Unions as World-Class Microfinance Providers. Part 1Credit unions play a pivotal role in providing access to financial services to the base of the pyramid. The credit union movement is based on savings mobilization as the foundation of microfinance. In this series, we look at lessons from one of the most successful credit union systems of the world, namely the credit unions of the Central American country of Guatemala. Managers, staff and clients of UPA tell us what is so special about their cooperative.
2011-08-0108 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 146_Español. Alex Silva: Lecciones Aprendidas de Experiencias Fallidas. Tercera parteResumiendo los resultados del estudio el Sr. Silva da recomendaciones que podrían ser útiles para los operadores de las IFM así como también para los de los inversionistas y financiadores. Alex hace énfasis en la importancia de reconocer a las microfinanzas como una especialidad dentro de la intermediación financiera en general así como la importancia de que las IMFs cuenten con los sistemas apropiados de gestión de riesgos y un buen gobierno corporativo.
2011-06-2005 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 146. Alex Silva: Failures in Microfinance - Lessons Learned. Part 3Summarizing the details of a study of MFI failures, Alex Silva gives important recommendations for MFI sponsors, managers, and funders: Recognize microfinance as financial intermediation, focus on risk management systems, and create good corporate governance.
2011-06-2005 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 145_Español. Alex Silva: Fracasos en Microfinanzas - Lecciones aprendidas. Segunda parteSin duda, los profesionales en microfinanzas de todo el mundo se beneficiarán de este estudio seminal sobre las IMFs de América Latina y de las correspondientes lecciones aprendidas
2011-06-2011 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 145. Alex Silva: Failures in Microfinance - Lessons Learned. Part 2Alex Silva provides more details of the major reasons for the failure of microfinance institutions – an important topic that - so far- has not been talked about. Without doubt, practitioners from around the world stand to benefit from this seminal study of Latin American MFIs.
2011-06-2010 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 144_Español. Alex Silva: Fracasos en Microfinanzas - Lecciones aprendidas. Primera parte¿Qué podemos aprender de los fracasos en las microfinanzas?Las historias de éxito de las instituciones de microfinanzas (IMFs) han sido ampliamente estudiados. Ello, a fin de ayudar en la comprensión de las razones que las llevaron a alcanzar dicho éxito y determinar, para el beneficio del resto de la industria, las “buenas prácticas”. Sin embargo, las instituciones que podrían ser considerados como experiencias fallidas han recibido hasta la fecha muy poca atención.En al conversación con Alex Silva, un pionero de las microfinanzas, se exponen los resultados de un estudio reciente sobre las ins...
2011-06-1508 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 144. Alex Silva: Failures in Microfinance - Lessons Learned. Part 1What can we learn from failures in microfinance? Successful microfinance institutions (MFIs) have been widely studied to understand the reasons that drove them into the market and to extract good practices that are useful for the rest of the industry. However, the institutions that could be considered failed experiences have received very little attention. Alex Silva, a microfinance pioneer, outlines the results of a recent study on failed microfinance institutions. He outlines six major reasons for the downfall of MFIs.
2011-06-1407 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 143. Insights from a Microfinance Pioneer - Pancho Otero Talks about BancoSol. Part 2How does a crisis help microfinance institutions and their clients? Pancho Otero, one of the global industry pioneers, explains how this is the case. And he gives his perspective on the importance of the enabling environment and good regulations to help produce mature microfinance institutions.
2011-06-0605 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 142. Insights from a Microfinance Pioneer - Pancho Otero Talks about BancoSol. Part 1Why is successful microfinance based on savings? The microfinance industry has produced a fair share of pioneers and visionaries, and Pancho Otero is one of them! As the founding CEO of the Prodem Foundation, the nucleus of BancoSol, Pancho helped create one of the most successful microfinance institutions in the world. Pancho gives his insights on the success of microfinance in Bolivia and how Prodem became a bank and a leader in savings mobilization.
2011-05-3010 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 141. Kurt Koenigsfest: How to Become a Leader in Deposit Mobilization. BancoSol. Part 4How did BancoSol become a global leader in deposit mobilization? Kurt Koenigsfest, CEO of BancoSol, describes four key success factors that are critically important for any MFI that wants to engage in savings mobilization. He talks about BancoSol’s experience with introducing a savings-based organizational culture and how appropriate incentives are helping staff to focus on savings.
2011-05-2307 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 140. Kurt Koenigsfest: Latin America's First Commercial Microfinance Bank - BancoSol. Part 3In the third episode on BancoSol, Latin America’s and the world’s first bank fully dedicated to microfinance, we meet the CEO. Kurt Koenigsfest talks about the unique positioning of the bank, and how it evolved throughout its history to become a role model for the industry. We hear about the challenges of transformation and how BancoSol became a leader in deposit mobilization. Management puts a relentless focus on the design of new and adequate products for BancoSol’s customers.
2011-05-1609 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 139. Jaime Zegarra: Latin America's First Commercial Microfinance Bank - BancoSol. Part 2We continue our coverage of BancoSol, Latin America’s first microfinance bank. In this episode, Jaime Zegarra talks about the bank’s strategic focus: loan portfolio growth, portfolio quality, and expanding BancoSol’s client base.
2011-05-0906 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 138. Jaime Zegarra: Latin America's First Commercial Microfinance Bank – BancoSol. Part 1BancoSol is a true microfinance pioneer. As Latin America’s first commercial microfinance bank it has been much copied but never surpassed. We begin our coverage of BancoSol by focusing on its operations in El Alto, a sprawling city on the “Altiplano” above La Paz, one of the highest cities in the world. Jaime Zegarra, regional manager of BancoSol, talks about the ways in which the bank forms part of the community and connects with its clients.
2011-05-0206 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 137. Roberto Zegada: An International Network Bank - the ProCredit Experience, Bolivia. Part 2The ProCredit Group is one of the global microfinance leaders. With operations on three continents, the group is the largest international network player in terms of assets. The Bolivian branch was one of the pioneers of the network. ; Roberto Zegada, Regional Manager El Alto, Banco Los Andes ProCredit talks about the growth of operations and the competitive situation in one of the world's best-served microfinance markets.
2011-02-2807 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 136. Roberto Zegada: An International Network Bank in Bolivia - the ProCredit Experience Part 1The ProCredit Group is one of the global microfinance leaders. With operations on three continents, the group is the largest international network player in terms of assets. The Bolivian branch was one of the pioneers of the network. Roberto Zegada, Regional Manager El Alto, Banco Los Andes ProCredit talks about the growth of operations and the competitive situation in one of the world’s best-served microfinance markets.
2011-02-2108 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 135. Marcos Corrales: Microfinance in a Dynamic Market. Financiera CREAR, Peru. Part 2Peru is one of the most dynamic microfinance markets in the world. In a very competitive market, Financiera CREAR has been a rising star. Marcos Corrales, manager of CREAR's Lima regional branch, talks about the success factors that contributed to the strong growth and performance of their lending activities.
2011-02-1406 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 134. Marcos Corrales: Microfinance in a Dynamic Market. Financiera CREAR, Peru. Part 1Peru is one of the most dynamic microfinance markets in the world. In a very competitive market, Financiera CREAR has been a rising star. Marcos Corrales, manager of CREAR's Lima regional branch, talks about the success factors that contributed to the strong growth and performance of their lending activities.
2011-02-0707 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 133. Michael McCaffrey: Microfinance in Remote Island States. Part 2Michael McCaffrey, Financial Inclusion Technical Specialist, Pacific Financial Inclusion Program (PFIP), talks about the design of a suite of products such as remittances, savings, and microinsurance. He explains how different programs and operators attempt to reach scale and sustainability. Through participation in international training programs such as the Boulder MFT, microfinance practitioners and policy makers from the Pacific Islands get access to the latest developments and share their own unique experience.
2011-01-3107 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 132. Michael McCaffrey: Microfinance in Remote Island States – Mobile Money in the Pacific Islands. Part 1Michael McCaffrey, Financial Inclusion Technical Specialist, Pacific Financial Inclusion Program (PFIP), talks about the specific challenges of improving financial inclusion in remote island states. He shares the PFIP experience with mobile banking and explains how commercial banks can help improve the financial infrastructure.
2011-01-2407 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 131. Bob Christen: BMGF Strategy - Focus on Savings. Moblie Money - Mobile Banking SeriesBob Christen, Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. talks about the strategic focus on savings. The successful mobilization of small-scale savings requires dramatic reductions of transaction costs. Mobile banking and electronic payment platforms play a central role in this process. The foundation also fosters the development of additional products such as microinsurance.
2011-01-1708 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 130. Evelyn Stark: Why We are Evolving to Marketing and Products. Mobile Money - Mobile Banking SeriesEvelyn Stark, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation talks about the importance of marketing in successful mobile-money deployments.
2011-01-1009 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 129. Happy New Year!Microfinance Podcast wishes you success in all your micro, small and large projects in 2011!
2010-12-3103 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 128. Clara Veniard: Agent Networks. Part 2. Mobile Money - Mobile Banking SeriesClara Veniard, Associate Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, talks about a bank-led agent model where the customer proposition and the channel are controlled by the bank.
2010-12-2708 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 127. Clara Veniard: Agent Networks. Part 1. Mobile Money - Mobile Banking SeriesClara Veniard, Associate Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, talks about a bank-led agent model where the customer proposition and the channel are controlled by the bank.
2010-12-2008 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 126. Ignacio Mas: Liquidity Management. Mobile Money - Mobile Banking SeriesIgnacio Mas, Deputy Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, talks about stores acting as cash merchants and their basic need to periodically rebalance their cash and e-money holdings. He explains the basic options for doing so, including going to a bank branch.
2010-12-0609 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 125. Daniel Radcliffe: Speed to Scale. Part 2. Mobile Money - Mobile Banking SeriesDaniel Radcliffe, Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, describes how retail payment systems can reach a critical mass of customers.
2010-11-2906 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 124. Daniel Radcliffe: Speed to Scale. Part 1. Mobile Money - Mobile Banking SeriesDaniel Radcliffe, Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, talks about the fundamental factors that affect the growth and success if retail payment systems.
2010-11-2208 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 123. Amolo Ng'weno: Kenya Experience - Beyond M-PESA. Mobile Money - Mobile Banking SeriesAmolo Ng’weno talks about M-PESA which is reaching over 12 million people at 19 million outlets. This provides amazing transaction rails for other services.
2010-11-1506 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 122. Tamara Cook: Efforts by Banks. Part 2. Mobile Money - Mobile Banking SeriesTamara Cook talks about one of the partners of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Opportunity International Bank of Malawi, as an example of how banks have moved beyond branches to try to solve the problems that they faced of reducing costs and reaching people where they lived.
2010-11-0804 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 121. Tamara Cook: Efforts by Banks. Part 1. Mobile Money - Mobile Banking Series“Today we have a historic opportunity to use mobile phones to solve two major problems that bankers faced for generations: how do you get the cost of serving clients down, and how do you reach people who leave far from the branch.” Tamara Cook, Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
2010-11-0108 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 120. Stuart Rutherford: Delinquency Management - Lessons from BangladeshIncreasing competition amongst financial institutions in Bangladesh has given clients many options to choose from. But competition has brought with itself distortions in delivery systems, stress, and over indebtedness among clients. Preparing for managing delinquency has thus been the priority for many service providers.Stuart Rutherford is the founder of SafeSave, a microfinance institution in Bangladesh and author of the books The Poor And Their Money and Portfolios Of The Poor. Rutherford talks about the competition in Bangladesh, delinquency management, and key challenges in addressing it.
2010-10-1809 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 119. Stuart Rutherford: Listening to Clients: a Market-led ApproachListening to clients is at the heart of providing financial services in a market-led approach. Financial service providers should always keep their eyes and ears open for what their clients are saying in terms of the design and delivery of the product. Stuart Rutherford is the founder of SafeSave, a microfinance institution in Bangladesh and author of the books The Poor And Their Money and Portfolios Of The Poor. Rutherford talks about the importance of listening to clients, how best MFIs can learn from them, and his experience in conducting such research.
2010-10-1207 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 118. Roger Voorhies: Opportunity International Bank of Malawi. Part 2Roger Voorhies, Founder and Former CEO, OIBM talks about the bank’s institution building, the bank’s experience with technology - cards, m-banking, ATMs, and whether the OIBM experience can be replicated in other regions.
2010-10-0706 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 117. Roger Voorhies: Opportunity International Bank of Malawi. Part 1Roger Voorhies talks about the biggest challenges and natural advantages of doing microfinance in Africa. He also introduces the history of OIBM, one of the leading microfinance banks on the continent.
2010-09-2709 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 116. Mark Schreiner: Poverty Scoring. Part 3Mark Schreiner, Director, Microfinance Risk Management talks about the future of poverty scoring and gives examples of how MFIs use this powerful tool.
2010-09-2005 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 115. Mark Schreiner: Poverty Scoring. Part 2Mark Schreiner, Director, Microfinance Risk Management explains where a score card comes from, what are the challenges of implementing the system, and how one trains analysts.
2010-09-1308 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 114. Mark Schreiner: Poverty Scoring. Part 1Mark Schreiner, Director, Microfinance Risk Management talks about the poverty scoring as a way for microlenders to measure how poor their clients are in a quantitative way and why funders could be interested in poverty scoring.
2010-09-0607 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 113. Michael McCord: Microinsurance. Part 3Michael McCord, President, MicroInsurance Centre, LLC talks about the factors that push the growth of microinsurance, the evolution of products and the biggest challenge in microinsurance.
2010-06-2809 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 112. Michael McCord: Microinsurance. Part 2Michael McCord, President, MicroInsurance Centre, LLC talks about the best potential delivery channels for michroinsurance.
Since its inception as an initiative of MicroSave, The MicroInsurance Centre, LLC has worked on several levels to promote responsible microinsurance. The MicroInsurance Centre is the only independent institution that is entirely focused on actively promoting the partnership model of microinsurance. In this model, appropriate institutions are linked with regulated insurance companies to provide professional insurance products to the low-income market. This method has proven to provide important risk management tools to low-income people, provide an addition to the product lines of i...
2010-06-2806 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 111. Michael McCord: Microinsurance. Part 1Michael McCord, President, MicroInsurance Centre, LLC gives a definition of microinsurance and talks about the mechanisms of implementing microinsurance successfully.
Since its inception as an initiative of MicroSave, The MicroInsurance Centre, LLC has worked on several levels to promote responsible microinsurance. The MicroInsurance Centre is the only independent institution that is entirely focused on actively promoting the partnership model of microinsurance. In this model, appropriate institutions are linked with regulated insurance companies to provide professional insurance products to the low-income market. This method has proven to provide important risk management tools to low-income people, provide an addition...
2010-06-2108 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 110. Daryl Collins on Portfolios of the Poor. Part 2Daryl Collins, co-author of "Portfolios of the Poor" and Senior Associate, Bankable Frontier Associates talks about implementing lessons from Portfolios of the Poor in South Africa. Daryl's principal area of research is estimating the impact of microfinance programs on the financial management of poor households. From 2003 to 2006, she was the principal investigator for a longitudinal study called the Financial Diaries project funded by the Ford Foundation and DFID in South Africa. This study became the basis of a book, Portfolios of the Poor.
2010-06-1008 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 109. Daryl Collins on Portfolios of the Poor. Part 1Daryl Collins, co-author of "Portfolios of the Poor" and Senior Associate at Bankable Frontier Associates talks about implementing lessons from Portfolios of the Poor in South Africa.
Daryl's principal area of research is estimating the impact of microfinance programs on the financial management of poor households. From 2003 to 2006, she was the principal investigator for a longitudinal study called the Financial Diaries project funded by the Ford Foundation and DFID in South Africa. This study became the basis of a book, Portfolios of the Poor.
2010-06-0907 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 108. Sukhwinder Singh Aroraon Portfolios of the PoorSukhwinder Singh Arora, co-author of two books ‘Small Customer, Big Market: Commercial Banks in Microfinance’ (with Malcolm Harper) and ‘The Poor and their Money’ (with Stuart Rutherford) talks about how the lessons from Portfolios of the Poor help providers design better products.Over the past 25 years, Sukhwinder Arora has worked for a range of development organisations at micro, meso and macro level. Sukhwinder’s core work has been on policies and programmes designed to enable poor people to participate in and benefit from financial and other markets.
2010-06-0908 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 107. Richard Rosenberg on Portfolios of the Poor. Part 3Richard Rosenberg, consultant to CGAP, talks about the value proposition of microfinance and how this relates to the price for financial services. Richard has been with CGAP since its founding in 1995. He has written or contributed to numerous CGAP publications. His current areas of focus include interest rate issues, over-indebtedness, and regulation of microfinance. He is a core faculty member of the Microfinance Training Program at The Boulder Institute.
2010-06-0807 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 106. Richard Rosenberg on Portfolios of the Poor. Part 2Richard Rosenberg, consultant to CGAP, talks about the value proposition of microfinance and how this relates to the price for financial services.Richard has been with CGAP since its founding in 1995. He has written or contributed to numerous CGAP publications. His current areas of focus include interest rate issues, over-indebtedness, and regulation of microfinance. He is a core faculty member of the Microfinance Training Program at The Boulder Institute.
MicroSave and the Financial Access Initiative invite you to join the authors of Portfolios of the Poor for a two-day virtual conference. This event will be moderated...
2010-06-0706 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 105. Richard Rosenberg on Portfolios of the Poor. Part 1Richard Rosenberg, consultant to CGAP, highlights the biggest findings of “Portfolios of the Poor”. Richard has been with CGAP since its founding in 1995. He has written or contributed to numerous CGAP publications. His current areas of focus include interest rate issues, over-indebtedness, and regulation of microfinance. He is a core faculty member of the Microfinance Training Program at The Boulder Institute.
MicroSave and the Financial Access Initiative invite you to join the authors of Portfolios of the Poor for a two-day virtual conference. This event will be moderated by co-authors Daryl Collins, Jonathan Morduch, Stuart Rutherford and Orla...
2010-06-0609 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 104. Yaw Nyarko on Portfolios of the PoorYaw Nyarko, Professor of Economics at New York University and Director of NYU Africa House, talks about the particulars of the research for Portfolios of the Poor and how it will influence the development of new research trends. Yaw Nyarko is a theoretical economist whose current work focuses on two main areas: (1) models where the economic actors engage in active learning about their environments and (2) human capital models of economic growth and development.
MicroSave and the Financial Access Initiative invite you to join the authors of Portfolios of the Poor for a two-day virtual conference. This event...
2010-06-0607 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 103. Jonathan Morduch on Portfolios of the Poor. Part 2Jonathan Morduch, co-author of "Portfolios of the Poor" shares his opinion on what the book tells us about reimagining microfinance. Jonathan Morduch is Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and Managing Director of the Financial Access Initiative, a consortium of researchers focused on financial inclusion.
2010-06-0506 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 102. Jonathan Morduch on Portfolios of the Poor. Part 1Jonathan Morduch, co-author of "Portfolios of the Poor" shares his opinion on what the book tells us about reimagining microfinance. Jonathan Morduch is Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and Managing Director of the Financial Access Initiative, a consortium of researchers focused on financial inclusion. Morduch has taught on the Economics faculty at Harvard University, and has held visiting positions at Stanford, Princeton, and the University of Tokyo. He has worked with the United Nations and World Bank, and advises global NGOs. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of...
2010-06-0509 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 101. William Easterly on Portfolios of the PoorWilliam Easterly explains how Portfolios of the Poor gives us a more realistic look at the life of poor people and how it changes the perspective on the “consumption smoothing” concept. William Easterly is an American economist, specializing in economic growth and foreign aid. He is a Professor of Economics at New York University, joint with Africa House, and Co-Director of NYU’s Development Research Institute. He is also a visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution and a non-resident Fellow of the Center for Global Development in Washington DC. Easterly is an associate editor of the Quarterly Journal of Econom...
2010-06-0408 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 100. Stuart Rutherford on Portfolios of the Poor. Part 4Stuart Rutherford, co-author of "Portfolios of the Poor" talks about Grameen-2, SafeSave and Buro in Bangladesh. He also gives his opinion on the potential of e-banking and m-banking for the microfinance industry.
MicroSave and the Financial Access Initiative invite you to join the authors of Portfolios of the Poor for a two-day virtual conference. This event will be moderated by co-authors Daryl Collins, Jonathan Morduch, Stuart Rutherford and Orlanda Ruthven, and MicroSave’s Graham Wright. Dates: June 8-9, 2010 For more information and free registration, please visit www.MicroSave.org
2010-06-0209 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 099. Stuart Rutherford on Portfolios of the Poor. Part 3Stuart Rutherford, co-author of "Portfolios of the Poor" talks about the financial products that poor people need from MFIs. MicroSave and the Financial Access Initiative invite you to join the authors of Portfolios of the Poor for a two-day virtual conference. This event will be moderated by co-authors Daryl Collins, Jonathan Morduch, Stuart Rutherford and Orlanda Ruthven, and MicroSave’s Graham Wright. Dates: June 8-9, 2010 For more information and free registration, please visit www.MicroSave.org
2010-06-0108 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 098. Stuart Rutherford on Portfolios of the Poor. Part 2Stuart Rutherford, co-author of "Portfolios of the Poor" and Graham Wright, Program Director, MicroSave, talk about the key lessons of the book in terms of poor people's financial behavior.
Stuart is the founder of SafeSave Bangladesh, an organization that provides reliable basic banking services, profitably, to poor men, women, and children in Dhaka. He became interested in how poor people manage their lives and their money as a result of working in developing countries as an architect and then for NGOs. From this perspective he became involved in microfinance as a practitioner (in Bangladesh), teacher, consultant, and...
2010-05-2906 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 097. Stuart Rutherford on Portfolios of the Poor. Part 1
Stuart Rutherford, co-author of “Portfolios of the Poor”, talks about the inspiration for the research on financial diaries that was the foundation of the book. Stuart is the founder of SafeSave Bangladesh, an organization that provides reliable basic banking services, profitably, to poor men, women, and children in Dhaka. He became interested in how poor people manage their lives and their money as a result of working in developing countries as an architect and then for NGOs. From this perspective he became involved in microfinance as a practitioner (in Bangladesh), teacher, consultant, and writer. He is the author of The Poo...
2010-05-2708 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 096. Bob Christen: Introducing the book - Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day
Bob Christen, director of the Financial Services for the Poor initiative at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, introduces the groundbreaking book, Portfolios of the Poor: How the World’s Poor Live on $2 a Day. The authors of the book recorded and analyzed the financial diaries of a group of households in Bangladesh, India and South Africa.
2010-05-2606 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 095. Rich Rosenberg: Compartamos Controversy - Leadership and Responsibilities. Part 4 Richard Rosenberg, consultant to CGAP, discusses how the Compartamos IPO affected investors and competitors, and whether the experience was a singular event or is likely to be repeated.
2010-05-2408 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 094. Carlos Danel: Compartamos - Moving towards Savings and Lessons from the IPO Story. Part 4 Carlos Danel, Co-CEO and founder of Compartamos, speaks about the necessary stepping stones for mobilizing savings and shares his views on the lessons from the IPO of Compartamos.
2010-05-2306 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 093. Carlos Danel: Compartamos - Leadership during Times of Crisis. Part 3Carlos Danel, Co-CEO and founder of Compartamos, speaks about the ways in which the bank managed to weather the crisis and continue its strong growth.
2010-05-2208 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 092. Carlos Danel: Compartamos Achievements: Outreach and Financial Sustainability. Part 2Carlos Danel, founder and Co-CEO of Compartamos, speaks about the link between the growth story and the issue of pricing or the interest rate policy.
2010-05-1704 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 091. Carlos Danel: Compartamos Achievements: Outreach and Financial Sustainability. Part 1Carlos Danel, Founder and Co-CEO of Compartamos, speaks about the factors that enabled the MFI to become the regional industry leader and to provide financial services to more than one million poor women in the rural areas of Mexico.
2010-05-1006 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 090. Compartamos Controversy - Leadership and Responsibilities. Part 3. Interview with Richard RosenbergRichard Rosenberg, consultant to CGAP, speaks about the spectacular success and controversy around the IPO of Compartamos, one of the leading MFIs in Latin America.
2010-05-0304 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 089. Compartamos Controversy - Leadership and Responsibilities. Part 2. Interview with Richard RosenbergRichard Rosenberg, consultant to CGAP, speaks about the spectacular success and controversy around the IPO of Compartamos, one of the leading MFIs in Latin America.
2010-04-2608 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 088. M-Banking for Sustainable Financial InnclusionProvided by MicroSave
The role of technology in financial inclusion and in making financial transactions secured has been well proven. MicroSave is working with M-Banking promoting MFIs, to pilot test electronic options, which are totally market-led solutions for financial services. The focus has been to understand the client's priorities in terms of client interface with the electronic option and the value proposition that clients look for in these alternative channels of delivery.
These videos are from Eko, an Action Research Partners (ARPs) of MicroSave where Abhishek Sinha, CEO Eko shares his experiences and challenges Eko...
2010-04-2212 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 087. Richard Rosenberg: Compartamos Controversy - Leadership and ResponsibilitiesRichard Rosenberg, consultant to CGAP, speaks about the spectacular success and controversy around the IPO of Compartamos, one of the leading MFIs in Latin America.
2010-04-1908 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 086. Renee Chao-Beroff: New Trends in Agricultural Microfinance. Part 2Renee Chao-Beroff, Director, Microfinance Department, CIDR; General Manager, Pamiga gives an overview of the ways in which rural markets are segmented and how financial intermediaries can develop appropriate products and delivery mechanisms to navigate the risks of agricultural and rural lending.
2010-04-0508 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 085. Renee Chao-Beroff: New Trends in Agricultural Microfinance. Part 1Renee Chao-Beroff, Director, Microfinance Department, CIDR; General Manager, Pamiga explains how agricultural microfinance has developed despite the challenges that it faces. New actors, new opportunities and new behavious in the rural areas have a profound impact on poor people's access to finance.
2010-03-2206 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 084. Richard Meyer: Agricultural Microfinance – Overview. Part 2
Richard L. Meyer is Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University with experience in microfinance, rural financial markets and rural nonfarm and microenterprises in developing countries. He has worked extensively on international projects, including long-term residence in Brazil and Thailand, where he served as Chief of Party for USAID projects.
Richard Meyer speaks about challenges and implementation practices of agricultural finance.
2010-03-0804 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 083. Richard Meyer: Agricultural Microfinance – Overview. Part 1
Richard L. Meyer is Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University with experience in microfinance, rural financial markets and rural nonfarm and microenterprises in developing countries. He has worked extensively on international projects, including long-term residence in Brazil and Thailand, where he served as Chief of Party for USAID projects.
Richard Meyer speaks about challenges and implementation practices of agricultural finance.
2010-03-0208 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 082. Roshaneh Zafar: Kashf Foundation - External Framework and Impact of the Financial Crisis
Roshaneh Zafar, Managing Director of Kashf Foundation, Pakistan speaks about the economic and regulatory framework for microfinance in Pakistan. She also shares her views on the impact of the financial sector and food crises on microfinance clients in Pakistan.
2010-02-2305 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 081. Roshaneh Zafar: Using Technology for Better Client Service and Deposit
Roshaneh Zafar, Managing Director of Kashf Foundation, Pakistan speaks about the implementation of the deposit mobilization strategy that Kashf has put into place. She explains the role of the technology in microfinance and how Kashf has employed technological innovations for the benefit of their clients.
2010-02-1509 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 080. Roshaneh Zafar: Reaching Clients and Mobilizing DepositsRoshaneh Zafar, Managing Director of Kashf Foundation and the founder of Kashf Bank, one of the leaders of microfinance in Pakistan, speaks about the challenges of reaching female borrowers in one of the largest and most challenging markets in the world. She shares her views on the importance of mobilizing deposits from microfinance customers.
2010-02-0807 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 079c. IFN #13: Savings Behaviour of Poor People in the North East of IndiaIndia Focus Note #13
Author:
Madhurantika Moulick
This focus note explains the importance of savings services for the clients in the north east region of India and brings forth the finding that poor do save, and loose their savings in the absence of any formal source. It mulls over on savings mechanisms adopted by the poor some of which are—formal—not as per people’s needs, semi formal such as through SHGs and MFIs and then informal mechanisms such as savings at home, with NBFCs, ROSCAs, and ASCAs. It suggests four products based on various attributes—security, accessibi...
2010-02-0400 minMicrofinance PodcastMFP 079b. IFN #21: Village Financial Systems in Northeast India
India Focus Note # 21.
Authors:
Abhijit Sharma, Brett Hudson Mathews
Villagers in Lower Assam are pioneers on the frontiers of informal finance, according to the results of recent field work conducted by the Indian Institute of Bank Management. This note provides an overview of the village financial systems in Northeast India, highlighting the flexibility and the multiple needs met by these Accumulating Savings and Credit Associations (ASCA).
2010-02-0400 minMicrofinance PodcastMFP 079a. Research Paper: Innovative Approaches to Delivering Microfinance Services: The Managed ASCA Model in Kenya
Authors:
Nthenya Mule, Susan Johnson, Robert Hickson & Wambui Mwangi
Examines the managed ASCAs operating in Central Province of Kenya. These ASCAs run on the basis of their own members’ savings as capital and pay a fee for management services provided by an MFI. The study examines the strengths and weaknesses of this alternative approach to supporting financial services for the poor.
2010-02-0400 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 079. Hugh Allen: Community Managed Microfinance. Part 2Hugh Allen, Founder of VSL Associates, Ltd., talks about emerging issues in community managed microfinance, about the regions, where this methodology works the best, and about the risks we face as community managed microfinance moves forward.
2010-02-0107 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 078. Hugh Allen: Community Managed Microfinance. Part 1Hugh Allen, Founder of VSL Associates, Ltd., talks about a typical community managed microfinance institution, and the common arguments against these kind of programs.
2010-01-2506 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 077. Michael Tarazi: Branchless Banking and Technology. Role of RegulatorsMichael Tarazi, Senior Policy Specialist, CGAP speaks about successful branchless banking projects, the major obstacles for branchless banking, the role of regulators in rolling out branchless banking solutions, and the CGAP contribution in the area of branchless banking.MFP is grateful to the Boulder Institute of Microfinance and the International Training Center of the ILO, (Turin, Italy) for providing logistical support and the location for this interview.
2010-01-1809 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 076. Marguerite Robinson: Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) - Why It Became a LeaderMarguerite Robinson, a long-term adviser to BRI, talks about one of the most successful microfinance providers in the world.
2010-01-1108 minMicrofinance PodcastMFP 075c. Research Paper: Understanding the Re-birth of Equity Building Society in Kenya. PDF
Author:
Gerhard Coetzee, Kamau Kabbucho, Andrew Mnjama
This study report starts with Equity Bank’s market and how that translates into a product range and delivery system. It also addresses the issues related to the ownership and governance of the organisation. It further surges ahead in various aspects of management, as the governance level directs and focuses the institution while the management level is needed for implementation. It also measures the management and institutional performance of the bank. This report also relates to human resource issues and how these can contribute to success.
2009-12-1900 minMicrofinance PodcastMFP 075b. Research Paper: Taking Banking Services to the People: Equity's Mobile Banking Unit. PDF
Author:
Gerhard Coetzee, Kamau Kabbucho, Andrew Njema
Equity serves some customers that live and work in remote rural areas, through a network of rural branches and through a system of mobile banks. In addition to providing services the mobile banking units are used for public relations and marketing purposes. Whilst banks such as Barclays and Kenya Commercial Bank closed their mobile services, Equity is rapidly expanding its mobile services. This paper explains the structure of each of the mobile units and their further evolution. Lessons from the mobile banking project are considered, and the performance of the units is ex...
2009-12-1800 minMicrofinance PodcastMFP 075a. Research Paper: Equity Bank's Market-Led Revolution
Author:
Graham A.N. Wright, David Cracknell
Today Equity Bank is a remarkable institution. But in 1993, the Central Bank of Kenya confirmed that, as Equity Building Society, it was technically insolvent and had poor board supervision and inadequate management. Non-performing loans were 54% of the portfolio, and accumulated losses totalled KSh.33 million against a paid-up capital of KSh.3 million. Equity’s liquidity ratio stood at 5.8%, far below the required 20%.This paper documents the history of this remarkable institution and assesses some of the lessons that can be learned by others seeking to follow its path.Equity’s progression from what was e...
2009-12-1700 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 075. Marguerite Robinson: Equity Bank - Secrets of SuccessMarguerite Robinson, a frequent adviser to Equity Bank, gives her views of the Equity Bank success story. She describes the roles of staff and management and explores the contribution of MicroSave.
2009-12-1608 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 072. Marguerite Robinson: Savings - the Core of MicrofinanceInterview with Marguerite Robinson on the role of savings in microfinance.Dr. Robinson has worked extensively in Asia, in rural and tribal areas
and among the urban poor. She served for many years as adviser to the
Indonesian Ministry of Finance and to Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) on
the development of BRI's microbanking system-now the largest
financially self-sufficient microfinance system in the world. She also
works in other countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, advising
governments, banks, donors, and others, and is the author of many
papers and books on development and microfinance. Her most recent books
...
2009-11-2306 minMicrofinance PodcastMFP 071a. BN #63: The Market-Led Revolution of Equity Bank. PDF
Author:
David Cracknell, Graham A.N. Wright
Today Equity Bank is a remarkable institution. It has become the most highly capitalised bank in Kenya with total shareholders funds of more than $250 million as of March 2008, serving more than 2 million customers, through 76 branches and more than 350 ATMs. But in 1993, the Central Bank of Kenya confirmed that, as Equity Building Society, it was technically insolvent, had poor board supervision and inadequate management. This note outlines the success factors underlying this remarkable change.
2009-11-1600 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 071. Dr. James Mwangi: the Future of Equity BankInterview with james Mwangi, CEO, Equity Bank, Kenya, on client protection, youth programs, and the future of Equity Bank.
2009-11-1607 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 070. Dr. James Mwangi: Financial Crisis and the Role of SavingsInterview with Dr. James Mwangi, CEO, Equity Bank, Kenya, on financial crisis and the role of savings.
2009-11-0904 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 069. Dr. James Mwangi: The Drivers and Challenges of Rapid GrowthInterview with Dr. James Mwangi, CEO, Equity Bank, Kenya, Dr James Mwangi talks about the main drivers and challenges of rapid growth, the role that MicroSave played in the development of the bank, and the mistakes made and lessons learned over the past 16 years.
2009-11-0209 min
Microfinance PodcastMFP 068. Elizabeth Littlefield: Financial Crisis Impact on MFIs and Their Clients. Part 2Interview with Elizabeth Littlefield, CEO, CGAP on financial crisis impact om MFIs and their clients.
2009-10-1907 minMicrofinance PodcastMFP 046. JLG. Center Meeting Process. Spandana, IndiaThe main lending technology used by MFIs in India is the Joint Liability Group model. Using one of the largest Indian MFIs as an example, MicroSave explains how this model works and why Indian MFIs have been so successful with it.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/_HDnnLfTO0g" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/Vyz9evCl7to" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/7JXpjECb9Yk" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/Ty8xNSJEcc4" height="1" width="1"/><img...
2009-01-1900 minMicrofinance PodcastMFP 045. JLG. Delinquency Management Process. Spandana, IndiaThe main lending technology used by MFIs in India is the Joint Liability Group model. Using one of the largest Indian MFIs as an example, MicroSave explains how this model works and why Indian MFIs have been so successful with it.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/Dtu9W007QIU" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/UCn1UhZeGSA" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/Izq2INkMc8Q" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/w1wJ7GMIk_w" height="1" width="1"...
2009-01-1200 minMicrofinance PodcastMFP 044. JLG. Collection Process. Spandana, IndiaThe main lending technology used by MFIs in India is the Joint Liability Group model. Using one of the largest Indian MFIs as an example, MicroSave explains how this model works and why Indian MFIs have been so successful with it.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/IdMeQw-8Q7A" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/Su1LafUUH7Q" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/leDOMzkOvtg" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/cKY4psAb574" height="1" width="1"/><img...
2009-01-0500 minMicrofinance PodcastMFP 043. JLG. Loan Utilization Check Process. Spandana, IndiaThe main lending technology used by MFIs in India is the Joint Liability Group model. Using one of the largest Indian MFIs as an example, MicroSave explains how this model works and why Indian MFIs have been so successful with it.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/-t0wHpZenUs" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/ScVquriyeqk" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/pHg_exqEC4o" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/0mXaOW1TrSg" height="1" width="1"/><img src="...
2009-01-0500 minMicrofinance PodcastMFP 042. JLG. Disbursement Process. Spandana, IndiaThe main lending technology used by MFIs in India is the Joint Liability Group model. Using one of the largest Indian MFIs as an example, MicroSave explains how this model works and why Indian MFIs have been so successful with it.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/OdwNozZ3eYA" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/YRammdW7Xpw" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/zRa0Kt1y6wY" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/0pV3Ke23oVQ" height="1" width="1"/>...
2008-12-2900 minMicrofinance PodcastMFP 041. JLG. GRT Process. Spandana, IndiaThe main lending technology used by MFIs in India is the Joint Liability Group model. Using one of the largest Indian MFIs as an example, MicroSave explains how this model works and why Indian MFIs have been so successful with it.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/DKh58Ar27n4" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/KahPRJj2DUo" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/hvvrrDJklbA" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/QSQs73A-Wh8" height="1" width="1"/><img src="...
2008-12-2200 minMicrofinance PodcastMFP 040. JLG. Training. Spandana, IndiaThe main lending technology used by MFIs in India is the Joint Liability Group model. Using one of the largest Indian MFIs as an example, MicroSave explains how this model works and why Indian MFIs have been so successful with it.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/0Z4OXOpabxc" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/vxeL_2GDv0I" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/pOz3zy4JAAE" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/6U8R5nIcDUw" height="1" width="1"/>...
2008-12-1500 minMicrofinance PodcastMFP 039. Joint Liability Group. Spandana, IndiaThe main lending technology used by MFIs in India is the Joint Liability Group model. Using one of the largest Indian MFIs as an example, MicroSave explains how this model works and why Indian MFIs have been so successful with it.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/FHsQLX0SMFI" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/P9WM6S5ldHU" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/TIngrr8u8Lw" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/r0pMSUH7cdU" height="1" width="1"...
2008-12-0900 minMicrofinance PodcastMFP 008a. BN #58. The Experience of Equity Bank with Biashara Imara. PDF<p>Through its Action Research Programme, MicroSave learns and disseminates lessons relating to market-led microfinance. This Briefing Note highlights key lessons from the experience of its partner Equity bank, in designing, testing and rolling out a cash flow based individual business loan product.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/bVW8DgBQ7ZU" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/v64NOsIOKm0" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/eevPy3uNvKs" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4...
2008-04-2816 minMicrofinance PodcastMFP 006a. BN #28. Customer Service - Why It Is Important For MFIs. PDF<p>MicroSave Briefing Note #28. Customer Srvice - Why It is Important for MFIs.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/0EfOf4yoTFQ" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/XDePfdNeDf0" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/Bi2AzpmQWKY" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/w0jdlB509N0" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/o-1w58o_hLQ" height="1" width="1"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/xyChC_4...
2008-04-1416 min