Microfinance, the provision of small individual and business loans, has witnessed dramatic growth, reaching over 150 million borrowers worldwide. Much of its success has been attributed to overcoming the challenges of information asymmetries in uncollateralized lending. Yet, very little is known...

Microfinance, the provision of small individual and business loans, has witnessed dramatic growth, reaching over 150 million borrowers worldwide. Much of its success has been attributed to overcoming the challenges of information asymmetries in uncollateralized lending. Yet, very little is known...

Microfinance, the provision of small individual and business loans, has witnessed dramatic growth, reaching over 150 million borrowers worldwide. Much of its success has been attributed to overcoming the challenges of information asymmetries in uncollateralized lending. Yet, very little is known...

Microfinance, the provision of small individual and business loans, has experienced dramatic growth, reaching over 150 million borrowers worldwide. Much of the success of microfinance has been attributed to attempts to overcome the challenges of information asymmetries in uncollateralized...

China Life must decide whether to accept the government's "invitation" to develop a micro-insurance product for the rural poor. Can it be done profitably?Learning Objective: Case allows students to study challenges faced by an enterprise seeking to promote social welfare on a large scale while...

Social Finance attempts to design and launch a complex new financial instrument that will entice private capital to invest in social service provision.Learning Objective: To understand security design issues. To learn about an interesting example in the impact investing space