Last year it was more than impressive. MFC hosted over 1000 participants during #DigLitBootcamp sessions organized in 2020. Not only our attendees learned a lot*, which is the most important goal, but they joined us from 154 different institutions, spread around 55 countries! To follow up last year’s Digital Literacy Bootcamp – based on the feedback received – we have ...

Track 2: Digital teams Date: 18 March 2021 💡 Most of us care about having good relations with colleagues. There are unpleasant situations, when they are not delivering what is expected of them job-wise and it’s on us to hold them accountable. Sending an email requesting improvement sounds tempting, but can often lead to unnecessary conflict.  ➡ This webinar guides ...

Leaders in Digital Era || Track 3: Talent digital development   Date: 12 November, 2020 Language: English See other webinars within the series Due to many restrictions caused by COVID-19, online trainings have become part of our professional life. They offer many opportunities to MFI when planned well. During this webinar we will explore how to prepare effective online training ...

The investment training session is tailored to microfinance institutions and other stakeholders in the Portuguese microfinance sector. The European Union is offering an investment readiness training under the EaSI Technical Assistance programme tailored to microfinance institutions and other stakeholders in the Portuguese microfinance sector. The training will take place at the SANA Metropolitan Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal on 11 March 2020. This ...

The European Microfinance Programme (EMP) is pleased to inform you that its recruitment campaign for academic year 2020-2021 has started. The full programme and the application file are downloadable from the EMP website: www.europeanmicrofinanceprogram.org. Launched in 2005, the EMP is co-organized by three universities: Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Université de Mons (UMONS) and Université Paris-Dauphine and four NGO partners: ...

Innovations in EU Policy and Legislation: Opportunities for Microfinance  24th October, 10:00 – 11:00 (Warsaw/Amsterdam/Sarajevo) This webinar aims at informing MFC members of the implications of recent EU legislation and policies in financial services, and to assist them in identifying potential market opportunities. It will delve into the EU’s Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), the EU Commission’s Fintech Action Plan and its ...

We have started collecting information on your needs for subsidized international peer-to-peer visits to MFIs outside of your country (countries covered by the EaSI Programme only). This a great opportunity to exchange with other practitioners as well as have your different Team’s exposed to international good practices, establish new partnerships and/or just have a team building exercise. Please let us ...

In the second week of September, the MFC will kick off the second round of our Coaching and Peer-mentoring Programme for MFI Leaders, a two-track initiative with dedicated sessions for both HR and marketing staff. Each monthly two-hour session (one for HR, one for marketing) provides a platform for professionals from different countries to explore best practices, share challenges, brainstorm ...

Date: 11 June 2019 Location: Warsaw, Poland Topic: Current regulatory challenges The European Commission sponsored a day-long microfinance workshop under the EaSI Technical Assistance Programme, which took place in Warsaw (Poland) on 11 June 2019. This event, co-hosted by the Polish Union of Loan Funds, helped better understand Polish microfinance regulations and identify solutions to current challenges they face. Discussion topics included the practical aspects of ...

WHAT IS IT? You are invited to join a series of several monthly two-hour online sessions with an exclusive group of your peers, moderated by MFC staff, for the period between September and December 2019 (maximum 6 sessions). Additionally, you’ll receive one-on-one mentoring from a volunteer peer or coaching sessions by MFC staff. Throughout this series we’ll discuss key marketing issues ...