Service Providers

PlaNet Finance is a leading international non-profit organization with the mission to alleviate poverty through the development of microfinance, therefore increasing the unbanked and underbanked’s access to financial services. Over the past 10 years, PlaNet Finance has developed into a group of organizations (PlaNet Finance Group) providing a diverse set of services: Technical assistance and advisory services, through PlaNet Finance Advisory Services;
Investment Advisory Services via PlaNIS, a business unit that advises and manages microfinance investment funds;
Evaluation and rating services via Planet Rating, a specialized microfinance rating company;
The creation and management of new microfinance banks and non bank financial institutions, via MicroCred, a microfinance investment company;
Microinsurance services via PlaNet Guarantee, a company specialized in the distribution of microinsurance products;
Micro-Venture Capital via FinanCités, a venture capital fund investing in very small enterprises, particularly in French poor suburbs;
Software Solutions for microfinance actors through MicroFit;
Training and research in microfinance through PlaNet University. Based in Paris, PlaNet Finance's international network holds activities in close to 80 countries around the world. PlaNet Finance brings together over 800 staff as of July 2008. Ocultar