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AKAM Financial inclusion

AKAM: Financial inclusion

The world of financial inclusion is changing rapidly today, with major new entrants, including social media companies, disruptive technology service providers, peer-to-peer networks, telecommunications companies, and commercial banks, amongst others.

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The Première Agence de Microfinance (PAMF), Korhogo branch, Côte d'Ivoire.

AKDN / Lucas Cuervo Moura

In this challenging landscape of specialization and mass-market technology disruption, AKDN activities are grounded in understanding and responding – sustainably and ethically – to the needs and desires of critical segments of unserved clients. Loans for income-generating activities – livestock, planting, trading or production – represent the largest proportion of loans provided by the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance. Lending activities directed to social sectors, including housing, education and health, help clients to meet their day-to-day needs. AKAM also supports small and medium enterprises to create jobs and increase economic activity. AKAM works in Afghanistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Egypt, Syria, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Madagascar.