Make your September count! After months of lockdown that has disproportionately affected the world’s disadvantaged communities, especially those with their own businesses to run, the need to support these people is more important than ever. The Growing Europe online conference, co-organized by the MAGNET Consortium, brings together migrants, refugees, policy makers, NGOs and the private sector to focus on ...

  Microfinance Centre is inviting you to watch two webinars where we will be presenting the findings of our research. The surveys aimed at assessing the impact of the pandemic both on microfinance institutions and their clients. READ THE SUMMARY PAPER   The results were presented by Kinga Dąbrowska and Justyna Pytkowska from MFC and their Guests. events took place ...

Ask BFC During the current Covid-19 crisis BFC is pleased to provide free Q&A sessions with expert consultants online to respond to any relevant questions you may have every second Thursday of the month at 10:00 AM CET.     To sign up for AskBFC Webinar series please use the registration link below or click here to register for 2 or ...

Coaching for staff of microfinance associations Coaching is a way of supporting people and organizations in achieving their business goals, using their full potential, without telling them what to do or doing it instead of  them. Peer- mentoring extends the scope of available resources by the know-how and experience of the peer from other organizations. Today, these two methods are ...

13 October 2020 Data is the real currency of the 21st century and becomes a vital force driving profit margins. Investing in Data Management Platforms (DMP) is no brainer. The DMP serves as the nervous system for an organization’s digital ecosystem. DMP helps to unify, understand and unlock the value of multiple streams of data, uncover and develop target audiences, ...

6 October 2020 Having introduced the AI landscape in the previous webinar (September 15th), in this webinar we are focusing on applying AI in Microfinance. We will dive into two cases of financial institutions. The first case covers the use of data in physical documents for further digitization and analysis. Especially in a world where paperwork and document control plays ...

29 September 2020 Marketing is one of the business areas where robots have been increasing productivity for some time already. Marketing automation solutions manage processes and multifunctional campaigns, across multiple channels of communication… automatically. Such tools make the campaigns more accurate, generate better leads, and achieve greater return on investment (ROI). Equipped with AI (artificial intelligence) engines and connected to ...

22 September 2020 KMF is the largest MFI in Kazakhstan, with ca. 220,000 clients and 300 mn USD in portfolio. In 2014, KMF launched a mobile application for Loan Officers, allowing them to enter data in real time and receive an initial scoring of a client on clients’ spot. In 2019, they launched a mobile application for clients, through which ...

15 September 2020 The webinar explores the state of tech and importance of Artificial Intelligence for finance. We are reviewing all the elements of AI landscape, providing examples from financial sector. We are touching upon machine learning, block chains, and all sorts of algorithms leading to automating credit scoring or fraud detection, and more. This webinar will be followed by ...

8 September 2020 Technology is a key enabler for pushing the boundaries towards new distribution models, on demand services and unprecedented level of customer interaction. Sheer scale is no longer the only way to build a market and to become profitable: it’s increasingly about granular data & real time insight. The insurance sector shows similar trends. The increased availability of ...