Microfinance has played a key role in the fight against exclusion and the promotion of
entrepreneurship in developing countries. An important question today is how to increase …

Good corporate governance is considered a building block of success for microfinance
institutions (MFIs) as it is presumed to help them in achieving their social and financial goals …

Purpose The purpose of this article is to systematically review extant research on the
corporate governance (CG) of microfinance institutions (MFIs) from a global perspective. In …

By using stochastic frontier analysis, this article examines the technical efficiency of different
types of microfinance institutions in Latin America. In particular, it tests whether differences in …

abstract Recently, microfinance has been coming under public and media attacks. The
microcredit crisis following from microfinance‐induced suicides in 2010 in the Indian state of …

This study uses a unique hand‐collected sample of for‐profit and nonprofit microfinance
institutions from 70 developing countries to analyse the relationships between audit quality …

Although microfinance organizations are generally considered as inherently ethical, recent
events have challenged the legitimacy of the sector. High interest rates and the excessive …

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) use an alternative financial intermediation system (business
model) to offer banking services for the marginal people where collateral-based …

Purpose This paper aims to determine the influence of governance mechanisms on
sustainability and outreach of microfinance institutions (MFIs). Corporate governance has …

Purpose This study seeks to identify the factors that are associated with the digital
transformation of microfinance institutions (MFIs). Design/methodology/approach The study …