Jim Rosenberg

Join CGAP on Aug. 2 for a World-Class Panel on Mobile Money

On Monday, Aug. 2 CGAP’s own Kabir Kumar will take the stage at “Tech@State: Mobile Money,” an event hosted by the U.S. State Department in Washington with an exciting line-up of mobile money practitioners from around the globe.

Kiva.org Meets Facebook in China?

Casey Wilson is the Co-founder and CEO of Wokai, the first person-to-person microfinance platform for China. Wokai means “I start” in Mandarin.

What’s happening in China?

China has the second largest potential microcredit demand in the world, next to India. Yet the total loan portfolio of China’s non-government microfinance sector is only $200 million, in contrast to India, whose microfinance sector is projected to reach $3 billion by the beginning of 2010.

CGAP and Grameen Announce Virtual Conference, July 7-8

Getting past the technology hurdles at MFIs: Why do MFIs struggle with technology and what can MFIs, donors, investors, software vendors and others do to improve the situation? Join us for a virtual conference to discuss these issues (7-8 July 2010).

Interview with Greg Reeve from Vodafone

Greg Reeve is the Head of Mobile Payment Solutions at Vodafone.

G20 Endorses Nine Principles for Innovative Financial Inclusion

The G20 Leadership Summit in Toronto this past weekend highlighted the importance of the work being done by the G20’s Financial Inclusion Experts Group (FIEG).