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27th MFC Annual Conference 2025 is placed under the Honorary Patronage of the National Bank of Georgia
Georgian Microfinance Association was established in August 2009. Its founders are microfinance organizations. The main goal of the Association is to support the development of microfinance sector in Georgia, to defend the rights of microfinance institutions, to support their juridical guaranties and the coordination of their activities as well as to prepare proposals for alterations in the legislation in force in order to ensure the same tax regulations for the microfinance organizations as it is in the case of commercial banks.
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (Frankfurt School) is one of Europe´s leading business schools and advisory institutes with more than 60 years of experience in providing first-class consulting, qualification and training services in all areas of (digital) banking, finance and management – in Germany and worldwide.
Frankfurt School`s International Advisory Services is committed to improving financial markets and to increasing access to financial services. Since starting in advisory activities in 1992, we have successfully designed and implemented over 1,000 development finance projects in 130 countries, promoting technical excellence in all areas of banking and finance. Full-time in-house staff and wide network of associated experts support our clients and partners with tailored and sustainable solutions.
Our partners include international and development finance institutions, bilateral and multilateral donor organisations as well as non-government organisations. Our clients are primarily financial institutions (Development Banks, Banks, MFIs and Social Enterprise Finance providers) and their beneficiaries (MSMEs, low-income populations), regulators, training institutions, investors and other stakeholders of the financial community.
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Agents for Impact, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, aims to drive sustainable transformation through a range of services:
We believe that impact begins with people—our team, society, and communities. Changing the world is possible only through education and inspiration. That’s why we offer ESG training for C-suite executives of Financial Service Providers (FSPs). Check out the highlights from our two-day ESG training held in Bali in November 2024.
MFX Solutions is a global leader in providing innovative currency risk management tools tailored to the unique needs of impact investors, microfinance institutions, and development-focused organizations. As a mission-driven financial intermediary, MFX offers customized hedging solutions—such as cross-currency swaps and forwards—that help institutions operating in emerging and frontier markets protect their portfolios from foreign exchange volatility. With deep experience in complex markets and a commitment to financial inclusion, MFX empowers its partners to focus on growth and impact while we help them manage their currency risk.
About EFSE
An impact investment fund established in 2005, the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) aims to foster economic development and prosperity in Southeast Europe and the European Eastern Neighbourhood Region. EFSE was initiated by KfW Development Bank with the financial support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the European Commission. As the first public-private partnership of its kind, EFSE draws its capital from donor agencies, international financial institutions, and institutional investors. Finance in Motion and Hauck & Aufhäuser Fund Services S.A., Luxembourg, co-manage the fund. www.efse.lu
About Finance in Motion
Finance in Motion structures, manages, and advises almost €4 billion across 9 funds, all classified as Article 9. These private market funds drive impact for people and planet through regional financial intermediaries, direct investments, advisory and capacity building. Founded in Germany, with local expertise from Latin America to CEE, it has been investing in emerging markets for over 15 years.
www.finance-in-motion.com
At Aspekt, we deliver innovative software solutions comprised under the Aspekt Product Suite, specialized for financial industry segments.
Through innovative and integrated software solutions, we address unique client needs and help them achieve their strategic goals. Drawing on our extensive expertise and in-depth knowledge of the finance industry, we offer innovative software solutions that cater to the unique requirements of modern banking. Our unwavering specialized industry knowledge and support are dedicated to fueling Client’s success and helping them achieve their business goals.
Founded with a mission to transform financial services, Fimple offers a cloud-native platform built for institutions ready to embrace the future. Its composable architecture gives banks, fintechs, and credit unions the power to pick and choose the services they need, creating a tailored banking environment that grows with their business. This flexibility is at the heart of Fimple, allowing organizations to move away from rigid systems and into a new era of agility and innovation.
What truly sets Fimple apart is its Magic Process Designer—a game-changing, low-code tool that empowers financial institutions to build, customize, and automate workflows with ease. No more waiting for extensive development cycles. With Fimple, launching new products or optimizing existing processes becomes a seamless, intuitive experience.
The platform’s native API-first infrastructure ensures that integrations are quick and painless. Whether you’re adding new banking products, connecting to third-party services, or expanding into new regions, Fimple’s APIs make everything work together effortlessly. This not only speeds up time to market but also enables banks to adapt swiftly to the ever-changing financial landscape.
Fimple’s foundation is built on security and compliance, ensuring that while institutions innovate and scale, they remain protected and compliant with global regulatory standards. With its powerful, composable, and API-driven framework, Fimple is the key to unlocking a future of endless possibilities in banking—efficient, secure, and always ready for what’s next.
MicroEurope is an impact-driven investment manager dedicated to expanding financial inclusion and fostering economic resilience across Europe. We provide capital and strategic support to financial intermediaries and fintech companies that broaden access to essential financial services for businesses and individuals underserved by traditional banking, driving both economic and social progress.
BlueOrchard is a leading global impact investment manager and member of the Schroders Group. As a pioneer of impact investing, the firm is dedicated to generating lasting positive impact for communities and the environment, while aiming at providing attractive returns to investors. BlueOrchard was founded in 2001, by initiative of the UN, as the first commercial manager of microfinance debt investments worldwide. Today, the firm offers impact investment solutions across asset classes, connecting millions of entrepreneurs in emerging and frontier markets with investors with the aim to make impact investment solutions accessible to all and to advance the conscious use of capital. Being a professional investment manager and expert in innovative blended finance mandates, BlueOrchard has a sophisticated international investor base and is a trusted partner of leading global development finance institutions. To date, BlueOrchard has invested over USD 11 billion across more than 100 countries. As of December 2023, BlueOrchard supported over 300 million people in emerging and frontier markets with its investments. For additional information, please visit: www.blueorchard.com.
responsAbility Investments AG is a leading impact asset manager specializing in private market investments across three investment themes. These themes directly contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Financial Inclusion, to finance the growth of Micro & SMEs; Climate Finance, to contribute to a net zero pathway; and Sustainable Food, to sustainably feed an ever-growing population. All responsAbility investment solutions target specific measurable impact alongside market returns.
Since its inception in 2003, responsAbility has deployed over USD 16.5 billion in impact investments. With over 270 employees collaborating across 7 offices, as of 31 March 2025 the company manages USD 5.5 billion in assets across approximately 300 portfolio companies in around 70 countries. Since 2022, responsAbility has been part of M&G plc, the international savings, and investments business, and contributes to enhancing M&G’s capabilities in impact investing.
The Global Gender-Smart Fund (GGSF) is the world’s largest gender-smart fund. The GGSF provides debt financing to financial institutions in developing countries, with the aim to strengthen the provision of gender-smart and responsible financial services to underserved women, women-owned or women-led businesses, and in doing so, to improve livelihoods, increase gender balance and outreach, and promote women’sleadership.
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, committed to building an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere.
We operate the world’s fastest payment processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, businesses, and governments in over 210 countries. With innovative solutions and a strong focus on secure, fast, and convenient transactions, Mastercard continues to shape the future of commerce. Our products and systems make everyday activities like shopping, traveling, and managing finances easier, safer, and more efficient.
CGAP’s FinDev Gateway is a global platform for knowledge sharing in financial inclusion. Available in four languages – English, French, Arabic, and Spanish – FinDev enables practitioners to share lessons, views, and expertise through blog contributions, interviews and webinar presentations. Each language site specializes in content relevant to its associated region. FinDev Gateway hosts more than 10,000 publications from over 1,700 organizations worldwide and strives to make research easier and keep the financial inclusion community up to date by curating highly-relevant content in four languages.
Triple Jump is an impact-focused investment manager founded in 2006. The funds, portfolios and mandates we manage or advise create impact in emerging economies while generating healthy returns.
Our work revolves around five main development themes and subthemes: Financial Inclusion, missing middle finance (financing SMEs), affordable housing, access to clean energy, and climate and nature. We focus on them to pursue our goal of creating a more responsible and inclusive financial sector.
Triple Jump currently manages or advises on seven investment funds, portfolios, or mandates. Together, they amount to close to €1 billion in Assets Under Management.
We aim to deliver environmental, social, and financial returns by using a series of instruments such as private debt, equity, mezzanine, and fund investments, coupled with technical assistance and advisory services to our investees.
Q-Lana’s platform is a comprehensive loan and asset management tool that oversees the entire lending process—from client acquisition through application, approval, monitoring, and special servicing. These features offer the functionality you would expect from a modern loan management system, such as tracking exposures and outstanding commitments.
But Q-Lana adds a unique dimension: it seeks to transform the platform into a central risk-and-return management instrument.
By consolidating financial institutions’ knowledge and experience with best-practice risk and credit management strategies, Q-Lana aligns day-to-day lending operations with your broader strategic objectives. In other words, Q-Lana doesn’t just process loans—it creates the structures necessary for intelligent, data-driven bank steering.
MicroEurope is an impact-driven investment manager dedicated to expanding financial inclusion and fostering economic resilience across Europe. We provide capital and strategic support to financial intermediaries and fintech companies that broaden access to essential financial services for businesses and individuals underserved by traditional banking, driving both economic and social progress.
Born at Stanford, zypl.ai pioneers the use of synthetic outlier data to optimize AI risk models in finance.
On February 12, 2025, Crystal obtained a microbank license from the National Bank of Georgia, transitioning from its previous status as a microfinance organization. With a loan portfolio of GEL 549 million, Crystal operates through 48 branches, employs over 1,000 staff members, and serves more than 100,000 unique customers nationwide.
Credo Bank is the fifth-largest commercial bank in Georgia. With its wide regional outreach through 97 service centers, it offers fully-fledged and innovative banking services to over 490,000 customers. The bank’s mission is to support Georgia’s micro, small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, and their employees to create a better future by offering affordable financial services.
KiyaAI stands at the forefront of innovation as a leading digital solutions provider, specializing in serving financial institutions and governments across the globe. It is known for its deep domain expertise in Financial Services, Digital Payments, Governance, Risk, and Compliance solutions along with market-ready processes. KiyaAI helps businesses transform through its range of advanced digital solutions and new-age technologies, such as Multi-experience & Omnichannel Banking, Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Automation, and Data Analytics. KiyaAI’s Metaverse platform: Kiyaverse, is a simulated digital environment that functions with AR & VR and allows users to work, meet, socialise, and perform tasks together in the 3D spaces through avatar-based interactions.
With a global workforce, reliable partner network, and operations in over 58 countries, we help more than 600+ clients in their digital transformation journey and create sustainable value for the community. We are assessed at CMMI Level 5 v2.0, and we adopt global best practices in our solutions and services delivery.
