The Future of Microfinance

Contents:
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction, Paul DiLeo and Jose Ruisanchez
Section I: Background
1. The Growth and Commercial Evolution of Microfinance, Ira W. Lieberman
Section II: Where We Are Now¿What Is Needed in the Future
2. The Changing Face of Microfinance and the Role of Funders: Financing the Future, Paul DiLeo and Anna Kanze
Vision Statement. Fifteen Years of Financing MFIs: From Microcredit to SDG Integration, Roland Dominicé
3. The Future of Microcredit Depends on Social Investors, Timothy N. Ogden
4. Microfinance Industry Concentration and the Role of Large-Scale and Profitable MFIs, Todd A. Watkins
5. The Future of Microfinance as Knowledge Management: The Experience of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation, Claudio Gonzalez-Vega
6. Refocusing on Customer Value: Meaningful Inclusion through Positive Partnerships, Gerhard Coetzee
7. Understanding the Impact of Microcredit, Timothy N. Ogden
Section III: The Challenge of Technology and New Product Innovation and Development
8. Microfinance in the Age of Digital Finance, Momina Aijazuddin and Matthew Brown
Vision Statement. Microfinance and Digital Finance, Greta Bull
9. Governance in the Digital Age: Responsible Finance for Digital Inclusion, Lory Camba Opem
10. Product Diversification: Consumer Loans for Education and Housing, Alex Silva
11. Insurance for Development: How Has It Evolved and Where Is It Going? Craig Churchill and Aparna Dalal
Section IV: A Geographic Perspective
12. Asia and the Pacific: Tremendous Progress, but Hundreds of Millions Yet to Serve, Jennifer Isern
13. Financial Inclusion in IndiäA Himalayan Feat, Jennifer Isern
14. Inclusive Financial Development in China, Enjiang Cheng
15. The Future of Microfinance in Africa: Differentiating East and West, Renée Chao-Beroff and Kimanthi Mutua
Vision Statement. The Future of Microfinance in Africa, Renée Chao-Beroff
16. Latin America and the Caribbean: The Journey, the Gap, and a Vision of the New Microfinance Revolution, Jose Ruisanchez
Appendix: What the Data Tell Us, Blaine Stephens and Nikhil Gehani
Glossary
Contributors
Index