EVENTS 

Mobile Banking for Poor People: Pioneer Perspectives:  Join CGAP and its mobile banking partners to learn how they are overcoming challenges and using mobile phone banking to extend a range of financial services to poor people.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS 

IS Fund Site Relaunched:  With a new look and feel and a user-friendly platform, the Information Systems Fund has re-launched its site, this time hosted by CGAP.org.

Africa: Evolving Policies for Microfinance:  More than twenty countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have passed microfinance legislation, finds a CGAP survey of the regulatory policies for financial services in this region. The survey also provides some insight into the current state of regulatory and supervisory frameworks for microfinance on the continent and identifies overall trends.

CGAP LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Realizing the Potential of Branchless Banking:  Should we start conceiving of retail payment networks as a utility much as we think of access to water, electricity, or phones?

Islamic Microfinance: An Emerging Market Niche:  This Focus Note provides an overview of the current state of the Islamic microfinance sector and identifies possible challenges to its growth.

NGO MFI Transformations:  This brief reviews seven areas in which those embarking on a transformation should research and seek legal counsel’s advice.

Rural Connectivity Options for Microfinance Institutions:  This paper reviews possible limitations of connectivity solutions as they relate to MFI’s requirements.