On June 30, 2026, at the initiative of the Microfinance Association and the Banking Association, a business meeting was held at the Parliament of Georgia, with Shota Berekashvili, the Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Economic Policy. Representatives of the National Bank, the Microfinance Association, and the Banking Association participated in the meeting, during which [...]
From May 19 to 21, 2026, the 28th Annual MFC Conference was held in Durrës, Albania,, bringing together over 500 experts from 49 countries. The event was attended by representatives of microfinance organizations, banks, investors, regulators, technology companies, and associations. The key theme of the event was “Microfinance in Transition: Is Purpose at Risk?". Participants [...]
On February 9, the seventh annual “Best Annual Report and Transparency Award” (BARTA) ceremony took place. Among the winners of BARTA 2025 were the Microbank “Crystal” and Microbank “MBC”, member organizations of the Georgian Microfinance Association. “Crystal” received the award for the best sustainability report in the Large Financial Institutions category, while “MBC” won in [...]
On May 27-29, an international conference organized by the Microfinance Centre (MFC) and supported by the National Bank was held in Tbilisi. The topic of the conference was “Changes, Shocks and Solutions: Microfinance in the Shadow of Geopolitics.” The Global Conference of the International Microfinance Centre is held annually in different countries, and the Georgian [...]
On May 5, a meeting of the members of the Georgian Microfinance Association with LLC “Data Protection Team” was held at the Radisson Hotel, organized by the Georgian Microfinance Association. The meeting concerned current issues relating to the processing of personal data in the financial sector.
On February 28, the Best Annual Report and Transparency Award - BARTA 2024 - was held. The Georgian Microfinance Association has been a partner of this event for many years. Member organizations of our Association, Microbank Crystal and Microbank MBC, became winners of BARTA. It should be noted that Crystal received this honorable award for [...]
A meeting for the members of the Microfinance Association was held by the Georgian Microfinance Association and Paysera Bank. Paysera Bank offered microfinance organizations an innovative method of accepting payments.
On March 11, organized by the Georgian Microfinance Association, “Coaching Up University” held a masterclass for microfinance organizations on the topic of coaching in business, led by speakers Marika Khaliani and Magda Tkeshelashvili.
On May 24-25, the 25th Annual Conference of the MFC was held in Budva, Montenegro. The conference was attended by more than 400 professionals from the microfinance sector from 37 countries. The Georgian Microfinance Association and representatives of its member organizations attended the conference in a significant number. This was the largest microfinance sector event [...]
On June 23, organized by the Georgian Microfinance Association, a meeting of member microfinance organizations of the Association was held with the Personal Data Protection Service on the topic: “The Importance of Personal Data Protection and Existing Challenges.” The working meeting addressed challenges in the processing of personal data in the private sector, identified issues, [...]
