Comments on: China’s version of Kiva.org, and Putting the “I” in IT and MFIs: Highlights from the CGAP Technology Blog, July 2010 http://technology.cgap.org/2010/07/29/chinas-version-of-kivaorg-and-putting-the-i-in-it-and-mfis-highlights-from-the-cgap-technology-blog-july-2010/ How can technology increase the reach of microfinance? Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:55:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Microfinance Horizon http://technology.cgap.org/2010/07/29/chinas-version-of-kivaorg-and-putting-the-i-in-it-and-mfis-highlights-from-the-cgap-technology-blog-july-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-2325 Microfinance Horizon Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:17:38 +0000 http://technology.cgap.org/?p=2949#comment-2325 The advent of Wokai has eventually turned out to be the tipping point of the industry, putting China on the world map of Microfinance. It is agreed that donor funding is the major source of Wokai's operational model, but again we need to re-look at alternatives of inclusive finance. As rightly pointed out, regulatory environment poses a serious challenge even to the existing MFI (both Wokai & Field Partners) activities. To safeguard interests of Microfinance in general and Wokai in particular, again the need for diversifying and increasing economies of scale/scope cannot be discounted. The advent of Wokai has eventually turned out to be the tipping point of the industry, putting China on the world map of Microfinance. It is agreed that donor funding is the major source of Wokai’s operational model, but again we need to re-look at alternatives of inclusive finance.

As rightly pointed out, regulatory environment poses a serious challenge even to the existing MFI (both Wokai & Field Partners) activities. To safeguard interests of Microfinance in general and Wokai in particular, again the need for diversifying and increasing economies of scale/scope cannot be discounted.

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