The development finance industry clings to the harmful mantra that the poor can pay high interest rates because the institutions serving them operate in high-cost environments. In today’s technologically driven world, that belief is no longer the status quo. Technology has made the previous high-cost environment much …

This panel will focus on 3 innovative approaches to reaching large, yet historically under-penetrated market sectors with respect to access to financial products: women, Muslims and rural SMEs. By highlighting the unique pain points of each segment, and providing time for each panelist to discuss their solution …

Foreign exchange can be an unseen tax on your enterprise by increasing costs and preventing investment. We will walk through the common challenges that face social enterprises and investors when it comes to sourcing capital, sourcing suppliers, and fundraising. We will explain strategies that keep costs down …

Why do the very poor sometimes opt for higher-risk services over lower-risk ones? Why can you find more households with cell phones and TV’s than savings accounts in developing countries? Low-income groups interact with money in sometimes surprising but increasingly distinct and predictable ways. This panel will …

Forests play an essential role in climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation and local communities empowerment. Sustainable forestry offers impact investing opportunities that our impact measurement may let unveil. Impact investments need impact measurement; there is no impact measurement if enterprises do no collect data and there is …