by Sharone Perlstein | Mar 27, 2018 | Microfinance
Is Fintech Opening The Financial Markets up to Risk? The Financial Stability Review (SFR) this year saw the Central Bank Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) highlight potential consequences of fintech innovations. Known as a country with lenient regulations and...
by Sharone Perlstein | Mar 21, 2018 | Microfinance
Because of the significant role played by the settlement department in any big company, it is vital that it is given the support required to maintain the company’s credit rating, risk rating, solvency and cash flow. Through technological advances, corporate tasks are...
by Sharone Perlstein | Feb 18, 2018 | Microfinance
Africa faces seemingly insurmountable challenges. There are civil wars, terrorism, disease, drought, famine, and poverty. Yet, in the midst of all this lack, there is amazing potential for socio-economic recovery. Mobile Phones are an Important Link Mobile phones...
by Sharone Perlstein | Feb 5, 2018 | Microfinance
Bandhan began as a small economic non-profit in West Bengal, India. Its mission: alleviate poverty. Its founders believed that the best way to accomplish this mission would be to open up avenues of economical empowerment to disadvantaged women. This way, they...
by Sharone Perlstein | Jan 17, 2018 | Microfinance
At the recently held European Microfinance Week, several leading microfinance experts were asked about the future of the field, and discussed key industry trends for the next five to ten years. With the world in constant flux and global finance scrambling to provide...
by Sharone Perlstein | Jan 7, 2018 | Microfinance
Economic Inspiration for the New Year – the 2017 European Microfinance Week The 2017 European Microfinance Week was held in Luxembourg in early December and top industry executives joined forces to discuss and debate the challenges and opportunities facing...
by Sharone Perlstein | Nov 21, 2017 | Microfinance
The marketplace for cryptocurrency Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) is becoming ever more diverse and fascinating. Numerous different kinds of ICOs are constantly emerging that use cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and Ethereum to address many different global...
by Sharone Perlstein | Nov 6, 2017 | Microfinance
Why Having Two Financial Sectors is a Problem for Nigeria Nigeria faces serious challenges as it attempts to use microfinance to overcome the serious problems affecting its financial sector. These problems are generally related to the dualistic nature of its financial...
by Sharone Perlstein | Sep 4, 2017 | Microfinance
In developing countries like Myanmar, microfinance is seen as an essential tool in helping people who are suffering financially to progress beyond poverty. It is also invaluable in empowering women to provide financial security for their families and pave the way to...
by Sharone Perlstein | Aug 2, 2017 | Microfinance
The highly ambitious biometric identity project known as Aadhaar (Hindi for “Foundation”) has been developed within India with the aim of giving everyone residing in the country a secure identity that can be definitively verified. Proponents of this vast project see...
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