Tag microfinance banks
Here are some notable microfinance banks:
Africa:
- M-KOPA (Kenya) - a mobile-based microfinance platform
- Branch International (Nigeria) - a mobile-based microfinance bank
- Tala (Kenya) - a mobile-based microfinance platform
- Juhudi Kilimo (Kenya) - a microfinance bank focused on agricultural lending
- Ecobank (Ghana) - a pan-African bank with a microfinance arm
Asia:
- Grameen Bank (Bangladesh) - a pioneering microfinance institution founded by Muhammad Yunus
- SKS Microfinance (India) - a microfinance institution that went public in 2010
- Compartamos (Philippines) - a microfinance bank with a focus on rural areas
- BDO Unibank (Philippines) - a commercial bank with a microfinance arm
- Shinhan Microfinance (South Korea) - a microfinance bank with a focus on low-income households
Latin America:
- Banco Compartamos (Mexico) - a microfinance bank with a focus on low-income households
- Banco Azteca (Mexico) - a microfinance bank with a focus on low-income households
- Banco Fie (Brazil) - a microfinance bank with a focus on low-income households
- Banco do Brasil (Brazil) - a commercial bank with a microfinance arm
- Financiera Confianza (Colombia) - a microfinance bank with a focus on low-income households
Europe:
- Triodos Microfinance Fund (Netherlands) - a microfinance fund that invests in microfinance institutions
- Microfinance Centre (Poland) - a microfinance institution that provides loans to low-income households
- Caja Rural de Andalucía (Spain) - a rural bank with a microfinance arm
- Banca Popolare di Sondrio (Italy) - a cooperative bank with a microfinance arm
- Sparkassen (Germany) - a network of cooperative banks with a microfinance arm
North America:
- Opportunity Fund (USA) - a non-profit microfinance organization that provides loans to low-income households
- Accion (USA) - a non-profit microfinance organization that provides loans to low-income entrepreneurs
- Grameen America (USA) - a microfinance organization that provides loans to low-income households
- Self-Help Federal Credit Union (USA) - a credit union with a microfinance arm
- Capital One (USA) - a commercial bank with a microfinance arm
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, and there are many more microfinance banks and institutions around the world.