What would you say about a savings group where the members earn less than one percent interest on their savings, but pay 15% to borrow?
All in Banks
Unbanking the Banked
Despite the recent development fad to get people banked, banked people are becoming unbanked.
Featured Article: Coming your way (like it or not) Digital Savings Groups
It's time to set aside everything you know about Savings Group bookkeeping, security, procedures and cash management. Open your mind VERY wide while you read this article.
What we need to ask about micro-insurance
Micro-insurance is great, but what does it cost?
What If My Bank Made Me Join a Group?
“How would you like it if your bank made you sit with a group of neighbors in order to carry out your banking business?” The question is asked rhetorically, and the questioner never waits for an answer…
Clients at the center? Yeah, right...
Global Microcredit Summit 2011: At the centre of microfinance is the Client
Inside a Banker's Mind
The other day I had lunch with an old acquaintance, an African banker.
Monty Python's "The Merchant Banker"
I’m a huge fan of Monty Python, and enjoyed revisiting familiar skits - but this skit was unfamiliar, and, I thought, very funny. I hope you enjoy it.
The Savings Group Tiger and the Banking Shark
Tiger and Shark are both convinced they are the Most Strongest of All Animals.
Crab tells Tiger...
Whither the Savings Groups?
In the introduction of a recent recruitment notice:
Imagining a World Without Banks
National Public Radio has an interesting podcast called “A World Without Banks”. Here’s what they say on their site:
For today’s class (I teach at a university) students were to view this very nice video produced by CGAP.
Beware Financial Inclusion
Oh, I know, it would be great to reform the big banks. But, uh - CFI, with all respect, it’s not going to happen.
April Fools – Hey, why aren’t we laughing?
What does it say about the reputation of banks that, despite the millions of dollars they have spent in brand advertising, some of the smartest people I know fall for a ridiculous April Fool's post?