Wednesday, November 30, 2016

[MFP] DFS Toolkit for MFIs

 

UNCDF/MicroLead has just produced a new digital finance toolkit: Use Mobile as a Tool. This step-by-step guide leads financial service providers through the process of determining which digital model is best for the institution and its clients, expanding financial inclusion. 

The press release is below in English and French.

Sincerely,
Kirsten Weiss
MicroLead

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Contact:

Pamela Eser
Financial Inclusion Expert and Global Head MicroLead

pamela.eser@uncdf.org

United Nations Capital Development Fund

Two UN Plaza, 26th Floor

New York, NY 10017 (USA)

 

Tel: (+1) 212 906-6693 | Fax: (+1) 212 906-6479 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UNCDF/MICROLEAD RELEASES FIRST DFS TOOLKIT AND CASE STUDY

NEW YORK, NY, November, 29, 2016. UNCDF's MicroLead program team is proud to introduce its series of practical toolkits titled, "How to Succeed in Your Digital Journey: a Series of Toolkits for Financial Service Providers". The toolkits (available both in French and English) are designed for financial service providers (FSPs) who want to go digital. 

Digital finance via mobile banking and other technologies enables banks and microfinance institutions to reach the "last mile" of unserved populations. For the poor living in remote rural areas, local bank branches and microfinance offices can be hard to find. This, in turn, limits the ability of the rural poor to save for emergencies and investments and access a suitable range of formal financial services. 

But digital finance is turning all that on its head. Today, banks and microfinance institutions throughout the developing world are able to cost-effectively serve rural populations with these new technologies.

However, for FSPs, implementing digital finance comes with its challenges. "Many FSPs realize the importance of utilizing digital financial services (DFS) to reach their customers," says Pamela Eser, the Global Head of MicroLead. "But they don't necessarily know where to start." 

For this reason, sponsored by The MasterCard Foundation, MicroLead is producing a series of six step-by-step toolkits and associated detailed case studies. These toolkits provide a roadmap for financial institutions to successfully implement digital finance. "These toolkits are a practical step-by-step guide to evaluate a FSP's best choices regarding DFS," says Ms. Eser. "Each includes an action plan, a budget template, a list of key performance indicators to track, a risk mapping exercise, a self-assessment grid, a case study, and more."

The six toolkits, developed with support from PHB Development, will be released from November 2016 through March 2017. The goals of this series of toolkits are to (i) help financial institutions identify financially sustainable DFS business lines that fit their needs; (ii) provide practical tools that financial institutions can use in their journey towards digital finance; and (iii) share learnings from the DFS  experiences of MicroLead partners and other financial institutions. You can download the first toolkit, Use Mobile as a Tool, and its associated case study here: https://uncdf.wufoo.com/forms/q4pnwh31pqtp7r/

For more information on the MIcroLead programme, please visit www.uncdf.org/microlead. Follow UNCDF MicroLead at @UNCDFMicroLead.


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L'UNCDF lance sa premiere Boîte à outils sur la finance numérique

Comment réussir sa transition vers le numérique : Une série de Boîtes à outils pour les prestataires de services financiers

November 30 , 2016

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L'équipe du programme MicroLead est fière de présenter sa série de boite à outils pratiques intitulée « Comment réussir sa transition vers le numérique : une série de boites à outils pour les Prestataires de Services Financiers ». Disponibles en anglais et en français, les boite à outils sont conçus pour les prestataires de services financiers (PSF) qui veulent s'engager dans la finance numérique.

La finance numérique via la banque mobile et d'autres technologies permet aux banques et aux institutions de microfinance d'atteindre le dernier maillon des populations non desservies. Pour les personnes pauvres vivant dans les zones rurales éloignées, les agences bancaires et les bureaux de microfinance peuvent être difficiles d'accès. Ceci, limite la capacité des ruraux pauvres à épargner pour les urgences et les investissements et à bénéficier d'une gamme de services financiers formels adaptés.

Mais la finance numérique est en train de changer la donne. Aujourd'hui dans les pays en voie de développement, les banques et les institutions de microfinance sont en mesure de desservir les populations rurales avec ces nouvelles technologies de façon rentable.

Aujourd'hui dans les pays en voie de développement, les banques et les institutions de microfinance sont en mesure de desservir les populations rurales avec ces nouvelles technologies de façon rentable

Cependant, pour les PSF, la mise en œuvre de la finance numérique s'accompagne de nombreux défis. « Plusieurs PSF réalisent l'importance de l'utilisation des services financiers numériques (SFN) pour atteindre leurs clients », explique Pamela Eser, Responsable Mondial du programme MicroLead. "Mais ils ne savent pas nécessairement par où commencer."

Pour cette raison, parrainé par la Fondation MasterCard, MicroLead produit une série de six boites à outils (guidant les PSF étape par étape) et des études de cas détaillées associées. Ces boites à outils fournissent une feuille de route pour les institutions financières pour mettre en œuvre avec succès la finance numérique. « Ces boites à outils constituent un guide pratique, étape par étape, pour évaluer les meilleurs choix d'un PSF en matière de SFN », indique Mme Eser. « Chacun comprend un plan d'action, un modèle de budget, une liste d'indicateurs clés de performance, un exercice de cartographie des risques, une grille d'autoévaluation, une étude de cas et bien plus encore. »

Les six boîtes à outils, élaborées avec le soutien de PHB Development, seront diffusées de novembre 2016 à mars 2017. Les objectifs de cette série de boites à outils sont les suivants : (i) Aider les institutions financières à identifier les secteurs d'activités de finance numérique financièrement pérennes qui correspondent à leurs besoins ; (Ii) Fournir des outils pratiques que les institutions financières puissent utiliser lors de leur transition vers la finance numérique ; Et (iii) Partager l'expérience en matière de SFN des partenaires de MicroLead et autres institutions financières. Vous pouvez télécharger la première boîte à outils, Utiliser le mobile comme outil et son étude de cas associée, ici: https://uncdf.wufoo.com/forms/q4pnwh31pqtp7r/

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Tuesday, November 8, 2016

[MFP] Re: New book out in Spanish on the microcredit model

 

OK, so the illustration at the bottom of the age did not come through in my last email about Professor Gil's new book! Here is the link to a place where the book can be found. Milford






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Monday, November 7, 2016

[MFP] Business Planning with Microfin - Training Update

 

Colleagues,

 

I’m pleased to confirm two Microfin trainings for December 2016 and January 2017, and let you know of likely trainings in February, March, and April 2017.

 

Microfin training focuses on strategic planning as the basis for creating operational forecasts for program growth, revenue, and expenses.  Tradeoffs regarding interest rate policy, organic vs. exponential growth, and capital structure all will be discussed along with how they relate to operational decisions.  Participants will use a case study approach to learn the Microsoft Excel based tool, and will have a good feel for how to create their own projections when they leave the training.   This will be a very interactive learning process and participants will be encouraged to share experiences, feelings, and ideas regarding the state of the industry as well as successes and challenges currently facing the provision of credit and savings services to the unbanked. 

 

Howard Brady, a seasoned microfinance consultant of 20 years, will teach the workshop.  Howard has been a Microfin an instructor with Chuck Waterfield, the original author of the software, since 2000.  In April 2016, Howard assumed the future development and maintenance of Microfin.  Howard's consultancies have helped increase the efficiency and effectiveness of MFIs worldwide, have helped organizations find solutions to delinquency issues, and have created appropriate internal audit and internal control environments.  Howard integrates his first hand experiences into his teaching to provide practical solutions to complex issues facing MFIs today.

 

December 12 – 16, 2016 will be a two-hour a day training via internet connection.  We will go over the basics of Microfin through a live demonstration of data entry and available features.  I am considering two time offerings of this training as follows:

 

06:00 - Seattle, USA  |  09:00 Washington DC, USA  |  14:00 London  |  17:00  Nairobi, Kenya         and/or

19:30* - Seattle, USA  |  06:30 Nairobi, Kenya  |  09:00 Hyderabad, India  |  11:30 Manila, Philippines

*Seattle start time will be Sunday night 11 December

 

Early booking discounts are available until November 28, 2016.  Additional details can be found at:

http://microfin.mfiresources.org/index.php/trainmain/internet-dec-16

 

January 16-20, 2017 will be onsite training in Kathmandu, Nepal.  This will be the standard training from 9 am to 5 pm each day which will give delegates an opportunity to explore and experience Microfin for themselves.  Special discounts and rates exist for those in Nepal and India.  Although not required, bringing a Windows based laptop is encouraged.  Lunch and two coffee breaks will be provided each day.  Please read about and register for the course here:

http://microfin.mfiresources.org/index.php/trainmain/kathmandu-jan-2017

 

I’m in conversations with organizations and individuals willing to help with logistics for courses in Ghana (February 2017) and Kenya (March 2017).  If these courses interest you, please write to me at: hbrady@mfiresources.org and I will be sure to put your names on lists to be the first informed when these courses are formally announced.

 

It does seem like a long time from now, but April  is a lovely month, usually, weather wise, in Washington DC.  So put on your calendar the week of April 24 – 28, 2017 for another opportunity to learn Microfin.  If there is sufficient demand, I will offer an advanced course May 1 – 3, 2017 (the following Monday – Wednesday) for those who just want advanced instruction or want to learn the basics the previous week and stick around for a few extra days.  For those considering attending from afar, please start the process of securing your visa early.  Lack of visas have prevented course participation in the past.

 

Thanks for your interest and I look forward to seeing you at a training course soon.

 

Howard Brady

President & CEO

MFI Resources

hbrady@mfiresources.org

+1.206.546.7067 (office)

 

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[MFP] RE: New book out in Spanish on the microcredit model

 

Spanish speakers might be interested in a new book just out by Professor Carlos Gomez Gil, one of Spain's top economic sociologists, who takes a pretty critical eye to the microcredit concept



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Sunday, November 6, 2016

[MFP] Exposure Visit to Indian MFIs from Nepal ! [1 Attachment]

 

 
Dear MF leaders of India

Sakchyam access to finance for Poor program (http://sakchyam.com.np/) Nepal office would like to organize a short exposure visit of India where we would like to observe best practices on innovative financial literacy and technology led (Tablet, Mobile banking and any other alternative delivery methods) micro finance practices so that our leaders can replicate those best practices in Nepalese context.

In this regard we are looking for any MF institution of India who can host a week long visit to major MF institutions of Nepal. It would be great help if somebody help us to organize this trip to our MF leaders in your organization.

Looking forward to get your positive response.


Financial Capability & Training Specialist Sakchyam Access to Finance

 

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Wednesday, November 2, 2016

[MFP] vacancies at Karachi - Fraud risk department & Branch manager at Lahore

 

Dear all Greetings & salam.

One of my clients, A multinational microfinance bank, need to hire manager fraud and risk and an officer fraud and risk. Job descriptions are enclosed. Summary of grade and salary range is given below. Please send resumes to careersuccessgrowth@gmail.com by November 5, 2016 latest mentioning vacancy title in subject line.

Position Location Grade Salary Range

Manager Fraud & Risk Investigation Karachi AVP 80-100K
Fraud Investigation & Reporting Officer Karachi OG-I 35-40K

Also, there is vacancy of branch manager at Lahore in the same financial institution with salary range of Rs. 80K to 100K. Interested candidates can send resumes to careersuccessgrwoth@gmail.com by November 5, 2016

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Malik Mirza

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