Sanaullah Fathi Keywords microfinance micro-energy lending renewable energy Read more about Sanaullah Fathi Sanaullah Fathi has expanded GLP’s business in the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and Vanuatu, onboarding over 50 partners in Asia and the Pacific. His team focuses on identifying, piloting and scaling partnerships with unique last mile connected distributors like Digicel in PNG, Vision Group in Fiji, Card Bank in the Philippines.
Rakesh Dubey Keywords microfinance rural development management Read more about Rakesh Dubey Rakesh Dubey brings more than 21 years of experience to the industry, having a deep background in the microfinance domain along with setting up of MFI’s in India as well internationally. Prior to commencing his journey with SVCL, he has also been the founding team member of CASHPOR and founder of SONATA, leading MFI’s of North India. He has served as the President of MFIN (Self-Regulatory body of Microfinance Institutions Network) from the year 2016-2018 and is currently on the board of MFIN.
Nicola Armacost Keywords finance energy water sanitation microfinance renewable energy distributed solar rooftop solar e-vehicles microgrids mini-grids Read more about Nicola Armacost Nicola Armacost is the Managing Director of Arc Finance whose mission is to link the fields of finance, energy, water, and sanitation. Arc’s financial institution partners have provided access to clean energy for over 4.5 million people in a range of countries including Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Nicaragua, and Haiti. Arc’s partners offer financing for distributed solar, roof-top solar, e-vehicles and a range of other uses as well as micro and mini-grids.
Mayukh Choudhury Keywords solar lighting product strategy financing partnerships entrepreneurship microfinance Read more about Mayukh Choudhury Mayukh leads Milaap’s vision and product strategy. In the early days of Milaap, Mayukh created Milaap’s intricate network of partners across the grassroots in India, to build Milaap into India’s largest micro-lending platform. He then led the development and growth of Milaap’s donations crowdfunding platform, which today is the largest platform for healthcare crowdfunding in India. Prior to Milaap, he was with Sohan Lal Commodity where he managed an initial fund-raising of USD 8M and a subsequent round of USD 25 M for capitalization of the company.
Meeting needs of women entrepreneurs in Azerbaijan Read more about Meeting needs of women entrepreneurs in Azerbaijan The presentation includes: (i) an introduction of the Azerbaijan Microfinance Association and its work towards advancing the microfinance community; (ii) an overview of the impact of microfinance on income and savings of women vis-a-vis men; (iii) interventions to bridge the gender gap in microfinance and how financial and non-financial services should be customized in order to cater to the needs of women entrepreneurs; and (iv) projects of AFMA that are supportive of women.
Alfred Hannig Keywords formal financial system finance financial sector reform microfinance Read more about Alfred Hannig Alfred Hannig is the Executive Director of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), a global network of policymakers and regulators dedicated to providing the world’s 2 billion unbanked safe access to the formal financial system through smart policy initiatives. Before officially launching the initiative in 2008, Dr. Hannig spent three years leading the design and development of AFI’s unique institutional peer-to-peer cooperation model, aimed at scaling up financial inclusion policy and regulatory solutions that have proven successful in developing and emerging countries.
Welcome Address - Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy Read more about Welcome Address - Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy Asian Development Bank’s Bambang Susantono in his welcome address at this conference highlighted how (i) a sharing economy gathers individuals, companies, governments, and policy makers to share information and resources, creating a network effect and impact that increases access and value for all involved; (ii) digital finance is changing the value proposition for customers and institutions, from microfinance to remittances to government to person payments; and (iii) digital technologies and big data now allow financial service providers to more effectively serve the financially excluded.
When Size Matters: Improving Microfinance Outreach in Aceh through a Revitalized Provincial Rural Bank Network Read more about When Size Matters: Improving Microfinance Outreach in Aceh through a Revitalized Provincial Rural Bank Network The Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Support Project of the Asian Development Bank transformed twelve (12) weakened rural banks into one strong banking institution which provides microfinance services to micro and small enterprises in disaster-stricken Aceh, Indonesia.
Beyond Emergency Responses: Ensuring the Legacy of Market-Based Microfinance Expansion Read more about Beyond Emergency Responses: Ensuring the Legacy of Market-Based Microfinance Expansion To help Indonesia recover from the 2004 and 2005 earthquakes, the Asian Development Bank, through the Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Support Project, introduced the Microfinance Innovation Fund, a revolving fund that assists banks which implement microfinance services for micro and small enterprises.
Transforming Risk-Averse Banks into Microfinance Champions in a Post-Disaster and Post-Conflict Environment Read more about Transforming Risk-Averse Banks into Microfinance Champions in a Post-Disaster and Post-Conflict Environment More than 25 years of conflict and a major disaster have led banks in Aceh and Nias Island in Indonesia to be averse to risks, especially when it comes to micro and small enterprises. Many of these banks were not adequately informed of the benefits they stand to gain from microfinance development.