The study aims to investigate the factors pursuing the women entrepreneurs to accept Islamic microfinance (IMF) in urban and rural areas of Malaysia. For this purpose, the study applies the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Innovation and Diffusion Theory to explain Islamic microfinance...

Our test procedure for discrimination in lending combines denial rates and recovery rates and is applicable to simple and intersectional discrimination regardless of the profit orientation of the lender. Using a European microcredit dataset, the tests reveal that the positive—and socially...

This research explores the possibilities and challenges related to financial technology in Palestine, where the world is living in an era of digital transformation and rapid technological progress, and this coupling between technology and the financial sector is an innovative solution to improve...

Micro finance is well-organized and successful instrument to decrease poverty. Although microfinance Sector in Pakistan has recognize important development and attain little cost formations. The major reason of study is to forecast that how Micro finance decreases poverty or not and method of...

Micro finance is one of the most powerful tools provisions of savings, credit, insurances, thrift and mobilization of fund resources, on economic activities among SHGs women. Finance is ensuring poverty alleviation mainly contribute promote the socio-economic empowerment of rural self help group...

Despite the expansion of financial institutions and the proliferation of mobile financial services, reaching the unbanked and bringing them under formal financial services has become a policy concern in many developing countries. Due to the lack of financial accounts, unbanked people prefer...

Microfinance institutions must understand what influences their clients' choice of credit source in order to design and provide adequate and appropriate credit facilities to their clients. This paper explores the determinants of the choice of credit source among beneficiaries of microfinance...

While access to finance is a key link between economic opportunity and economic outcome, it remains a major barrier for aspiring entrepreneurs. The current research aims to conduct an in-depth case study of Assadaqaat Community Finance (ACF), a unique UK-based community finance institution with...