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Bringing together leading experts in this field, including a Universal Credit Pathfinder, and a Direct Payment Demonstration project, gain strategic insight into delivering on the key elements of the reform and alleviating financial risk.

Fuelled by a strong demand in a number of public and private projects, the market for smart cards is expected to grow rapidly in India.

Make sure that your registration form is in for the upcoming Financial Inclusion Conference and Exhibition that will be held adjacent to the 6th Biennial Micro Finance Summit, hosted by TCI on 4 & 5 July 2012 at Indaba Hotel in Fourways, Jhb.

Implementation of a smart card project requires a significant investment in setting up and upgradation of the current infrastructure. The cost of implementing a smart card based system is very high compared to the cost of smart cards

A number of smart card projects such as the UID, E-passports, EPFO, etc have been delayed or cancelled due to problems like lack of funds, technical issues, legal wrangling, etc.

The penetration of smart cards in the Indian banking and retail industries are currently very low but offer immense opportunities for future growth.

Smart cards are expected to change the lives of millions of people living in remote villages who have no access to any kind of financial services.

It is related to International Seminar on Financial inclusion for Central Asia, the Caucasus and South Asia organized by Asian Development Bank Institute in which Islamic Microfinance also discussed in details.

Fair Advantage introduces E-quality; a new prepayment card with Tuxedo’s eccount technology

During the European Microfinance Week 2010, 382 participants, representing 285 organisations from different sectors, discussed the Andhra Pradesh crisis and voiced their confidence in microfinance and its potential to contribute to the MDGs.

FMO will support Srijan 2009 Microfinance Forum and Awards hosted by Intellecap on December 8, 2009 in Mumbai, India

New Microfinance Insights Survey on social impact reveals new data on impact and performance measurement in microfinance from 160 microfinance institutions and investors globally