Partnerships, Communication, and Community Resonating Themes at Microfinance...
It wasn’t difficult for the roughly 700 audience members to follow the collective story that was told by the four entrepreneurs participating in the Microfinance USA 2010 opening plenary. Maria...
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By Genevieve Melford, “Behavioral Economics and Microfinance” session panelist. At its core, microfinance is about empowering low-income people, through access to small-scale financial products and...
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More #MFUSA2011 Takeaways
Check out this #MFUSA2011 reaction post from Barbara Kiviat, a member of the U.S. Financial Diaries research team & conference attendee: “A Call for Better Language” from the Financial Access...
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Shame, Fame & Video Games: Session Summary for “Designing Products that...
By: Daniel Kreps In the break-out session on “Designing Products that Promote Financial Capability” participants outlined efforts to use social networking technology and video games to change consumer...
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Session Summary: Innovation in Microloan Underwriting
By Caroline Glackin, PhD, Shepherd University – May 30, 2011 The How Do You Value Creditworthiness? The Past, Present and Future of Microloan Underwriting panel at the Microfinance USA Conference...
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Session Summary: “Understanding the Underbanked Consumer”
By Daniel Kreps Why would one pay a large fee to cash a government check or pay a bill? What induces some people to pay an effective annual interest rate of 400% for a short-term secured loan? Two...
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Day 2 Kickoff: The Intersection of U.S. and International Microfinance
By Valbona Bushi, Kiva New York Lending Team The second day of the conference started off by bringing back to the floor the leaders of the three main organizations behind the conference: Gina Harman...
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Session Summary: “Balancing Act: Mission, Profit and Impact in Microfinance”
By Stephanie Peng, Kiva New York Lending Team “Balancing Act: Mission, Profit, and Impact in Microfinance” centered on for-profit vs. non-profit MFI’s and benefited tremendously from having Carlos...
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Session Summary: The Impact of Volunteers on Microfinance
By Alicia Quinn, ACCION USA Given current economic conditions and the reverberating effects on non-profits, many organizations are relying on volunteers more than ever. This is a mutually beneficial...
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Session Summary: Valuing Creditworthiness – the Past, Present, and Future of...
By Michelle Mak This session explored the various methods of underwriting microloans, both overseas and domestically, and initiated discussion for what could potentially be the future of microloan...
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