by Jordan Filko
MFTransparency authors have had great opportunities lately to guest blog for some leading industry organizations, including Oikocredit USA and CGAP. We are excited to share the concepts that we train industry leaders around the world in through these new channels. The following is an overview of two guest posts we’ve recently published.
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LANCASTER, PA USA & MANILA, PHILIPPINES August 19, 2011– ASA Philippines Foundation is the first microfinance institution in the Philippines to submit pricing data to MFTransparency, closely followed by Ahon sa Hirap (ASHI), Rizal Microbank and Kasagana-Ka Development Center (KDCI).
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By Jordan Filko
MFTransparency CEO Chuck Waterfield and COO Alexandra Fiorillo will both speak at the Global Microcredit Summit to be held November 14-17, 2011 in Valladolid, Spain.
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by Mélina Djre
Lors de mon séjour au Mali dans le cadre de l’Initiative sur la Tarification Transparente, j’ai eu l’occasion de participer à l’Atelier National sur la Protection des Clients, organisé conjointement par l’Association Professionnelle des Institutions de la Microfinance du Mali (APIM/Mali) et Terrafina Microfinance. Les objectifs de cet atelier étaient d’informer les acteurs maliens de la microfinance sur les principes de protection des clients de la Smart Campaign tout en les encourageant à intégrer ces principes dans leurs structures et leurs principales opérations de façon concrète.
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by Jordan Filko
Last week MFTransparency CEO Chuck Waterfield presented on a USAID-hosted panel on “Microfinance Investment Transparency and Evaluation” alongside MicroRate Managing Director & CEO Sebastian von Stauffenberg. The event was attended by more than 200 people in-person and virtually.
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On July 27, 2011 MFTransparency will host a webinar to launch the transparent microloan pricing data collected in the Transparent Pricing Initiative in Uganda. In this webinar MFTransparency will present transparent prices for microloans offered in Uganda, information never before available, and discuss other outcomes of the Transparent Pricing Initiative in Uganda.
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Financial education, financial literacy, and financial capabilities are hot topics in development today. They have the attention of donors and of governments all over Africa – and all over the world. Financial education is also a key activity in MFTransparency’s enabling APR & EIR Program.
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Earlier this month we launched the Transparent Pricing Initiative in Zambia and Tanzania with training workshops in Lusaka and Dar es Salaam. In just the first few weeks of these projects we have already learned a lot about the pricing practices in these markets and the role that MFTransparency can play in providing institutions with technical skills for implementing more transparent pricing.
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LANCASTER, PA USA & LUSAKA, ZAMBIA, June 20, 2011 –MFTransparency has successfully launched the Transparent Pricing Initiative in Zambia, the sixth country in the MasterCard Foundation-funded enabling APR & EIR Program.
The official launch workshop took place in Lusaka on June 6. In this workshop, Alexandra Fiorillo, Vice President of MFTransparency, provided training on pricing transparency to more than 40 participants representing a range of local industry stakeholders including some of the leading financial institutions in Zambia and a high-profile delegation from the Bank of Zambia.
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I just returned from a two-week field trip to Argentina to meet up with local financial institutions and provide technical assistance in the data collection process. During this trip I gained some new insights on the importance of contextualizing microloan prices.
LANCASTER, PA, USA & ACCRA, GHANA, June 15, 2011 – Innovative Finance Limited, Association of Progressive Entrepreneurs in Development, Community Aid for Sustainable Development, E-Life Development Agency, Initiative Development – Ghana, Opportunity International Savings and Loan Limited Ghana, Sekam Trust International, Grameen Ghana, CashPhase Ghana Limited and AIDEZ Small Project International are the first ten microfinance institutions to participate in the Transparent Pricing Initiative in Ghana by submitting microloan product information and pricing data.
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by Jordan Filko
This week MFTransparency and the Smart Campaign published a new tool called “Putting Transparency Into Practice: Communicating About Pricing“. This tool helps define transparent and responsible pricing and provides several additional resources for MFIs looking to comply with the pricing standards outlined by the Client Protection Principles.
by Jordan Filko
A new version of MFTransparency’s “Calculating Transparent Prices Tool” is now available. MFTransparency’s most popular resource, this Excel-based tool allows users to input loan terms to analyze the cost of a particular loan product, learn how various factors influence the cost of a loan and view borrower cash flow through graphs and repayment schedules.
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LANCASTER, PA & LUSAKA, ZAMBIA, May 31, 2011 – On June 6, 2011 MFTransparency and the Association of MicroFinance Institutions of Zambia (AMIZ) will co-host a workshop in Lusaka, Zambia to launch the Transparent Pricing Initiative in Zambia, the sixth country in the MasterCard Foundation-funded enabling APR & EIR Program.
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LANCASTER, PA & DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA, May 27, 2011 – On June 10, 2011 MFTransparency and the Tanzania Association of Microfinance Institutions (TAMFI) will co-host a workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to launch the Transparent Pricing Initiative in Tanzania, the seventh country in the MasterCard Foundation-funded enabling APR & EIR Program. A second workshop in Arusha will follow on June 13.
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LANCASTER, PA, USA & BISSAU, GUINEA BISSAU May 27, 2011 — MicroFinance Transparency (MFTransparency) will expand the Transparent Pricing Initiative in West Africa to Guinea Bissau next month with a workshop in Bissau on Tuesday June 14th. The Transparent Pricing Initiative in West Africa, sponsored by Luxembourg Cooperation, is focused on promoting transparent pricing and consumer protection in microfinance throughout the countries of West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).
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La méthodologie de MFTransparency est une combinaison de collecte de données tarifaires et de diffusion ainsi que l’enseignement et la formation. Dans le cadre de notre série croissante de matériel pédagogique, nous travaillons sur le développement d’une série d’études de cas pour mettre en évidence des exemples intéressants de pratiques et politiques de tarification que nous observons dans le monde.
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In March, MFTransparency CEO & President Chuck Waterfield and Vice President of Global Programs Alexandra Fiorillo traveled to the Philippines to launch the Transparent Pricing Initiative in the Philippines.
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por Alexander Perez
MFTransparency ha participado en el Segundo Congreso de la Industria de las Microfinanzas en Colombia, organizado por Asomicrofinanzas, el gremio de este subsector de la economía nacional, el 31 de marzo y el 1 de abril, en la ciudad de Santa Marta. En él, tuvimos la ocasión de presentar los resultados preliminares de Iniciativa de Transparencia de Precios en Colombia, patrocinada por la Fundación Ford.
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The enabling APR & EIR Program recently expanded to Ghana, now active in Malawi, Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa and Ghana. The launch in Ghana was successful, meet with enthusiasm from a wide range of industry stakeholders.
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