Microfinance development has not just been contributed by pioneers and its practitioners but also by a number of leaders who have created microfinance enabled services to assist industry to take its right shape. These leaders have played an important role in the growth of Microfinance sector globally and made important contributions at the pyramid’s...

Microfinance Focus, April 22, 2011: Microfinance sector has served as a boon for the rural community providing them financial support to uplift their position in the society. In the process of changing the lives of several thousands of people, the sector has suffered several hardships over the years and faced some severe hurdles. Here is an account of some most important...

KIVA, a US-based not-for-profit company has explored the potential of internet to connect retail investors to microfinance borrowers and entrepreneurs across the world. This idea inspired many such initiatives across the globe -- MYC4 in Africa, Micro-Place an E-bay venture, Rang De in India have all made the idea a successful turn. Most of these online...