Following the recent global financial crisis there is a growing interest in alternative finance – and microfinance in particular – as new instruments for pr

The book is a contemporary compilation of important research in the area of microfinance and financial inclusion. It explores a plurality of views and experienc

Microfinance is a renowned albeit controversial solution for giving financial access to the unbanked, even if micro-transactions increase costs, limiting outrea

In 2011 the World Bank—with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation—launched the Global Findex database, the world's most comprehensive data set

A major source of financing for the poor and no longer a niche industry Over the past four decades, microfinance—the provision of loans, savings, and insuranc