In a move to overhaul Ghana's microfinance landscape, the Bank of Ghana has mandated a new minimum capital of GH¢100 million ...

The Central Bank explained that the reform addresses long‑standing structural and operational challenges within the sector to enhance its contribution to financial inclusion and development.

Economic Survey 2025-26 urges linking microfinance investor exits to social impact metrics, warning that return-driven growth risks over-lending, borrower stress, and financial instability ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Indian gold-loan financier Manappuram Finance reported a third-quarter profit drop on Thursday, as a ...

From the second quarter of 2026, credit unions with asset holdings of GH¢60 million or more will fall directly under the supervision of the Bank of Ghana. Smaller cooperatives and susu operators will ...

For Saccos and microfinance institutions, accreditation has provided a pathway into the formal credit reporting ecosystem, ...

NPF Microfinance Bank Plc has reported a pre-tax profit of N5.69 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025, ...

Non-financial assets held by microfinance banks in Nigeria have surged to a record N358.787 billion in June 2025. This ...

Kuda Microfinance Bank (Kuda MFB) has received a license from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to operate as a National Microfinance ...

As India’s microfinance sector stands at a critical inflection point, Karnataka has emerged as a beacon of resilience with ...

Online food and grocery delivery platform foodpanda has partnered with Brac Microfinance to expand access to inclusive ...

The Economic Survey called for more consistent alignment between impact objectives and investor incentives by linking exit decisions and valuations to the achievement of social purpose metrics, rather ...