by Kevin van den Brink -

MICROFINANCE EVENT: “Mifos Tech Days 2016 – Innovation for Innovators” to Examine Implementation of Open Source Microbanking Information System Mifos, March 8-11, 2016, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Event Name: Mifos Tech Days 2016 – “Innovation for Innovators”

Event Dates: March 8-11, 2016

Event Location: Volkshotel, Amsterdam, Netherlands

by Aliz Crowley -

MICROFINANCE EVENT: 2014 Mifos Summit, October 14-17, 2014, MacKinnon Suites, Kampala, Uganda – POSTPONED – SEE NEW LOCATION

This event has been moved to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and will take place from March 10 – March 13, 2015.

Event Name: 2014 Mifos Summit

Event Date: October 14 – October 17, 2014

Event Location: MacKinnon Suites, Kampala, Uganda

by Mihaela Grindeanu -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Mifos Microfinance Software Update “Vinolia I” Adds Accounting Module, Embedded Reports

The Community for Open Source Microfinance, a US-based nonprofit that has taken over leadership of maintaining the open-source microfinance software package Mifos from the US-based Grameen Foundation, recently announced the release of Mifos 2.4.

by Natalie Baer -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Mifos Microfinance Software Update, “Margaret H,” adds Lao, Georgian, Mobile Interface, Spreadsheet Capability, Cloud Functionality

The Community for Open Source Microfinance, a US-based nonprofit that has taken over leadership of maintaining the open-source microfinance software Mifos from the US-based Grameen Foundation, has released its first major upgrade since the transition [1].

by Natalie Baer -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Foundation Spins Off Mifos Microfinance Institution Software to Open Source Community

Mifos is a software package used to manage the data of microfinance institutions. The software is “open-source” meaning that it is free of charge and can be edited to meet local needs.

by Diana Baide -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Foundation Releases Updated Microfinance Management Information Software (MIS) Mifos 2.0

The Grameen Foundation, a nonprofit based in Washington, DC, that aims to help microfinance institutions (MFIs) replicate the microfinance model of Grameen Bank, has announced the release of Mifos 2.0, the latest version of its management information software (MIS) for microfinance.

by John Howard-Smith -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Foundation Launches Upgraded Mifos Cloud Service For Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in India

Grameen Foundation, a US-based nonprofit, announced at the recent Microfinance Leadership Summit on Technology in Manila, Philippines, that it has launched a hosted version of its Mifos management information system, Mifos Cloud, that is available for a fee to microfinance institutions (MFIs) in India. Unlike Mifos Cloud, which runs off-site, a version of the service has been available for free to MFIs around the world to run on their own hardware since 2006.

by Jennifer Shevock -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Foundation Partners with Sungard Global Services to Support Mifos Technology Platform

Grameen Foundation, a US-based nonprofit, recently announced it is partnering with SunGard, a global software and technology company, which will provide a dedicated team of technology and consulting professionals from its Global Services business unit to provide support to Grameen’s Mifos technology team and users.

by Julia Korn -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Foundation Announces Official Launch of Mifos.com to Promote Microfinance Institution Management Software

The Grameen Foundation, a US-based nonprofit organization, recently announced the official launch of “Mifos.com,” a website that it will use to promote Mifos, its free, open-source microfinance institution (MFI) management software package.

by Julia Korn -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: ThoughtWorks to Provide Software Services in Support of The Grameen Foundation’s Mifos Microfinance Technology Platform

ThoughtWorks, a global technology company based in the US state of Illinois, has announced that it will provide software engineering services for The Grameen Foundation’s Mifos Platform, a software platform launched in 2006.

by Christopher Maggio -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Foundation to Upgrade Mifos, an Open Source Microfinance Institution (MFI) Management Software with Grants of $500,000 from Cisco Foundation and $1.23m from MasterCard Foundation

The Grameen Foundation, an independent non-profit organization, has announced that it will add functionality to Mifos, a microfinance institution (MFI) management software package that is open source, meaning that it is free software that can be changed by users.

by Uyen Tran -

MICROCAPITAL STORY: Grameen Foundation’s Microfinance Open Source Technology, Mifos, Wins Sun Microsystem’s 2009 Duke’s Choice Award

Grameen Foundation, a global non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, was awarded the 2009 Duke’s Choice Award from Sun Microsystems for its open source technology, Mifos. Mifos won under the category, “Best Java Technology for the Open Source Community.” An open source software program means the source code is accessible and the software is freely redistributable. Grameen Foundation was established in 1986 and has assets totaling USD 25.0 million as stated in its 2008 annual report. Sun Microsystems is a technology company founded in 1982 and based in Silicon Valley, California with assets worth USD 14.3 billion according to its 2008 annual report. Grameen states that this is the first Duke’s Choice Award for both Grameen Foundation and a microfinance-focused technology initiative.

by Laura Anderson -

MICROCAPITAL STORY: Enda Inter-Arabe Rolls Out Grameen Foundation’s Mifos Information Management Platform to 52 Branches with Assistance from Grameen-Jameel and ThoughtWorks

Grameen-Jameel Pan-Arab Microfinance Limited and Grameen Foundation (GF) have announced that enda Inter-Arabe of Tunisa (enda) has gone live on Mifos, the management information system for microfinance institutions.  Mifos is an open source software program, meaning, among other things, the source code is accessible and the software is freely redistributable. The platform was developed by Grameen Foundation and launched in the Arab World by Grameen-Jameel.  According to the press release in CSRwire, enda expects the investment in Mifos to assist it in managing its growth from the current 100,000-plus poor clients across Tunisia to its target of 300,000 by the end of 2012.  The announcement was made at the 2009 Sanabel Microfinance Conference in Beirut, Lebanon, a gathering of microfinance practitioners and stakeholders in the Middle East and North Africa.

by Steven Craig -

MICROCAPITAL STORY: Mifos, a Freely Available Open-source Management Information System for Microfinance Institutions

The New York Times recently published an article highlighting the Mifos Initiative; a microfinance-focused open-source software development community that is addressing the growing information management needs of microfinance institutions (MFIs) by engineering and distributing a freely available management information system (MIS). Their product, called Mifos, provides functionality that helps MFIs run efficiently and achieve scale in respect to data collection and management. MicroCapital first covered the Mifos framework in July 2005 while it was being developed in conjunction with a pilot credit bureau project in Morocco.