Although the word finance is in the term microfinance, and the core elements of microfinance
are those of the finance discipline, microfinance has yet to break into the mainstream or …

Social enterprise has gained widespread acclaim as a tool for addressing social and
environmental problems. Yet because social enterprises integrate social welfare and …

In the past decade, microfinance programs have demonstrated that it is possible to lend to
low-income households while maintaining high repayment rates—even without requiring …

Around the world, a revolution is occurring in finance for low-income people. The
microfinance revolution is delivering financial services to the economically active poor on a …

The idea that small loans can help poor families build businesses and exit poverty has
blossomed into a global movement. The concept has captured the public imagination, drawn …

According to the author, rather than alleviating poverty, microfinance financialises poverty.
By indebting poor people in the Global South, it drives financial expansion and opens new …

Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) are special financial institutions. They have both a social
nature and a for-profit nature. Their performance has been traditionally measured by means …

This article examines one reason why individuals develop and maintain local-level financial
savings organizations known as rotating savings and credit organizations, or Roscas …

Crowdfunding platforms have revolutionized entrepreneurial finance, with 200 billion dollars
expected to be dispersed annually to entrepreneurs and small business owners by 2020 …

Poverty eradication is at the forefront of the development strategy of Africa. Interventions
through the delivery of microfinance services are considered as one of the policy …