Let's Talk Microfinance
Aimed at anyone interested in microfinance and inclusive fintech, with content tilted towards financing of MFIs. Brought to you by Financial Due Diligence Associates (https://www.linkedin.com/company/fdda/), a multilingual consulting partnership founded by Guy Rodwell and Zinaida Vasilenko, specialised in holistic, relevant and concise analysis of financially inclusive companies. FDDA also helps asset managers in accessing French institutions through an alliance with Oxondo, a leading Paris-based third party marketer. You can reach FDDA by contacting Guy Rodwell on LinkedIn, or by emailing us at info@fdda-consulting.com.
Episodes
16 episodes
Jarri Jung from Triple Jump on the role of subordinated debt in MFI financing
Jarri Jung is Director, Financial Institutions at Triple Jump. In this episode, he discusses the outlook for the microfinance sector and talks about the opportunities and challenges of lending subordinated debt.Key insights:T...
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Steven Duchatelle, CEO of Advans Group, on his company's digital transformation
Steven Duchatelle is the CEO of Advans Group, where he has worked for nearly 22 years.In this episode, Steven outlines the risks and opportunities for the microfinance sector in coming quarters, before focusing on Advans’ experience of d...
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Michael Kortenbusch from Business and Finance Consulting on Agricultural Value Chain Finance
Michael Kortenbusch is a Senior MSME Lending Expert, Team Leader, and the Managing Director of Business & Finance Consulting (BFC).With 30 years of overall professional experience, of which 24 years in banking and development financ...
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ASA Kenya's Sazzad Hossain on how it uses digital financial services while staying true to its social mission.
Following up from the previous, fascinating episode with Martijn Bollen and Karin Kersten from ASA International, we interview Sazzad Hossein, CEO of ASA Kenya one of the group’s most important subsidiaries, in which he gives a brilliant view o...
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ASA International on COVID, current operating conditions and digital financial services
This week we welcome ASA International. It is one of the world’s largest international microfinance institutions providing small, socially responsible loans, averaging about $166, to 2.4m low-income entrepreneurs, most of whom are women, across...
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Erik Geurts on the impacts of high inflation, the strong US Dollar and rising interest rates
Erik Geurts, the accomplished financial inclusion consultant, discusses the impact on emerging markets of the strong US dollar, high inflation and tighter interest rates, along with the knock impact on MFIs. He adds in some sensible prescriptio...
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Herjola Spahiu (CEO of NOA Albania) on excellence in MFI fundraising
Herjola Spahiu started her career at Emporiki Bank, Albania, which was acquired by Crédit Agricole Albania, and where she ended up as Head of Retail Banking. She then became CEO of NOA, Albania’s second largest non bank financial institution. S...
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Jonas Enrico Luini from TCX on currency hedging for MFIs
Jonas Enrico Luini started his career at Credit Access Grameen, and after roles at various other institutions, for the last five and a half years he has been a vice president at The Currency Exchange Fund (‘TCX’), founded in 2007 by a group of ...
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Youssef Fawaz (Al Majmoua) on Lebanon's economic crisis
Youssef Fawaz is CEO of the Lebanese Association for Development – Al Majmoua, of which he was a founding Board Member in 1996. He is also one of the founding members of Sanabel, the Microfinance Network of Arab Countries, and served twice as C...
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Matteo Marinelli on the Coup in Myanmar
Currently based in Ibiza, Spain, Matteo Marinelli is the former CEO and Board member of Maha Agriculture Microfinance, an agri-focused-fintech-oriented-MFI based in Yangon, Myanmar, owned by Myanma Awba Group, and the International Finance Corp...
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Barbara Wasmus (Wasmus Consulting) on how IFRS9 is affecting MFIs' balance sheets
Based in Amsterdam Barbara Wasmus, is a senior MSME banker with over 15 years of experience. She is a Certified Expert in Risk Management and has a strong affinity with the design and implementation of operational and internal control systems i...
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Sébastien Boyé (Investisseurs et Partenaires) on investing in African SMEs
Based in Paris, Sébastien Boyé is co-CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Investisseurs & Partenaires - I&P. In this episode, Sébastien discusses COVID19 and its impact on Africa, regional private equity and the resilience o...
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Viktor Andersson (Trill Impact) on Microfinance Debt Investing out of Scandinavia
Based in Stockholm, Viktor Andersson, is Head of Microfinance at Nordic impact fund manager Trill Impact. In this episode, Viktor looks at the current state of the microfinance industry and breaks down drivers behind microfinance c...
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Sahib Sharma (CreditAccess Grameen) on Indian microfinance
Sahib Sharma is based in Bengaluru and works in the investor relations department at CreditAccess Grameen, and is an Inclusive Finance professional with more than half a decade's experience covering microfinance sector both as a consultant and ...
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