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2012 Annual Conference and the 1st African SPM Conference
from 24/09/2012 to 29/09/2012
Kampala (Uganda)
The Africa Microfinance Network (AFMIN) will organize its 11th Annual Conference
and the 1st African SPM Conference in Kampala, Uganda, from September 24th to 29th, 2012
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Technologies and Innovations
Technology can reduce transaction costs and improve transparency in delivering financial services, both of which can translate into increased access and lower costs for many lower-income clients. Streamlined and automated processes allow financial institutions to extend services to harder-to-reach and more costly clientele by replacing people and branches with point-of-sale (POS) devices and branchless banking strategies. Technology undergirds the management information and reporting systems that are essential for efficient financial service delivery.
Despite the appeal of advanced delivery technologies, relatively few financial institutions have successfully deployed them to reach poor and low-income clients. Developing a solid management information system still remains one of the most important tasks facing microfinance institutions, particularly those scaling up. Challenges include the high cost and limited availability of existing technological solutions, lack of widely available local technical support to support MIS software, consumer adoption rates of technology, lack of basic communications infrastructure in many countries, and inadequate policy environments.
Resources :
Information Systems: Implementation Guidelines - A Practical Guide to the Development Life Cycle of Microfinance Information Systems
CGAP, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, 2008 A practical guide to the development life cycle of microfinance information systems
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2008 Microfinance Technology Survey (CGAP March 2009)
From July to September 2008, CGAP conducted a survey of 152 MFIs worldwide to gather information about how they use technology today and how they approach future technology investments. The findings reveal a number of weaknesses in the broad microfinance technology market – as well as opportunities for improvement.
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Integrating ICT into Value Chain Development
Feb 2009, Payne, J., Kearns, L. & Schiff, H. Using ICT to increase value chain competitiveness
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Microfinance Managers Consider Online Funding: Is It Finance, Marketing, or Something Else Entirely?
Burand, D., CGAP, 2009 Exploring the potential of online lending and investment platforms
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Choosing a Mobile Phone Banking Format
Davis, B. & Owens, J., MicroSave, 2009 Evaluating a range of communication formats for m-banking
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