By Michael Ouma, The East African Kenya is set to host the sixth edition of Africa IT Exhibitions and Conferences’ (AITEC) Banking & Mobile Money COMESA meeting from March 7 to 8 at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) in Nairobi. The two-day meeting, whose theme is “Showcasing the Region’s Banking and Mobile Payment Innovation... 

Press Release Africa’s largest microfinance executive program, School of African Microfinance (SAM) invites professionals to attend the 8th edition annual training from 3rd to 14th September 2012 in Mombasa, Kenya. Our intensive training program equips participants with knowledge, skills, insights and ideas to achieve high performance in their... 

Mobile Money Africa Press Release Mobile Money Africa, Africa’s leading resource for mobile financial inclusion today announced  that  executives  from EcoBank International, Africa centre for mobile financial inclusion, citi Bank, PayG Solutions, Mfino, Comviva, Finsol –Kenya, MobileMoney Consulting –UK, Oceanic Bank International, comnavig,... 

By Cami Ezenwa, National Daily OPERATORS would be expecting major policy directives when registered microfinance banks in the country gather at their 6th annual conference next February 7 and 8. The conference which would also ecomapass an entrepreneurship awards is slated for the Ladi Kwali Hall, Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Abuja, Nigeria, and would... 

From Business News Pakistan Lahore: The 5th Pakistan Microfinance Country Forum 2011 organized by Shamrock Conferences International in collaboration with Mazars Asia-Singapore, Tameer Microfinance Bank and Khushhali Bank Limited, will be held on December 2, 2011 at the Marriott Hotel, Karachi. Governor State Bank of Pakistan Mr. Yaseen Anwar will... 

// From APN News ACCESS Development Services announced their 8th Microfinance India Summit on “Bridging the Hiatus, Building Trust”, in New Delhi today. The Summit, which is a two day event, will be held at The Ashok Hotel, on the 12th and 13th December 2011. The Microfinance India Summit 2011 is a global event, which captures current debates,... 

According to Khaleej Times – Emirate NBD plans to expand in Asia Pacific. In South America Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali Al-Madani (first president of the Islamic Development Bank) in his World Leaders Forum speech highlights the strengths of Islamic banking when compared to the entirety of today’s global financial system. When British banking... 

From SUNA News The 2nd Microfinance Conference would be kicked off next Sunday under the theme of : Promotion of the Islamic Financial Services for the micro-enterprises, under the auspices of the Governor of the Central Bank and the Islamic Research Institute of the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah. The three-day conference would be held in... 

From PR Web Microfinance: Is there really a crisis? That is the question posed by an upcoming live webinar on 4 October, organized by Local Voice 4 Development. Panelists include former South African First Lady Zanele Mbeki and UN advisor Sanjay Sinha. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Until... 

3rd Annual World Islamic Retail Banking Conference 18 – 20 October 2011, Shangrila, Dubai URL: http://wirb2011.com/home/ Islamic retail banking has great potential, especially in the Middle East. Islamic Finance is currently at the crossroad and needs to decide whether to continue with imitating conventional banks or will begin to improve and create...