ON - Omidyar Network

International Association of Microfinance Investors (IAMFI) helps commercially oriented microfinance investors achieve their goals by collecting and disseminating data, establishing industry best practices, and working with stakeholders to promote sustainable investment.

Why We Invested

Omidyar Network believes that commercial capital can be a positive force for expanding financial services to the poor. To bring that capital to bear, we joined with several members of the microfinance investor community in 2006 to establish IAMFI. The association works to provide the robust information, investment standards, and other services common to most asset classes that did not previously exist for commercially oriented microfinance investors.

IAMFI works to foster dialogue and consensus among microfinance professionals, including limited and general partner investors, as well as industry service providers that support microfinance investment. Through research, education, and networking services designed to help members reach their goals as investors, IAMFI helps make commercial capital more effective in the fight against poverty.