An interesting question was raised at the first MDA’s convening of 2023… Which Kubernetes Distribution or Flavour should the Mojaloop Community support? (see Issue 93) The Mojaloop Design Authority (MDA) unanimously agreed that no specific distribution should be selected, but rather the latest supported version of Kubernetes running on a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)… Read More »Which Kubernetes Distribution should one use?
At INFITX we are experts at supporting organizations involved in building Inclusive Instant Payment Systems (IIPS) and have over 100 years of industry knowledge and experience doing this. Draw on this experience to avoid common pitfalls and delays to fast-track your scheme to both short and long-term success. We offer a range of support from… Read More »INFITX Announces it’s Capacity Building Offerings
INFITX, in partnership with Thitsaworks and the UNCDF, helped develop WynePay, an interoperable payment switch to help solve the financial inclusion challenges for the country’s mobile wallets and microfinance institutions (MFIs). In this four-part series we’ll share the design solution and the journey of building WynePay, how we simplified the technical onboarding challenges for MFIs… Read More »Part 1: Building WynePay to address financial inclusion in Myanmar
Avoid tight coupling to external dependencies in your Helm charts, as they may break your upgradability, directly impacting your users. In this article, Miguel De Barros, Principal Architect Payment Solutions, deep dives into the challenges our team has faced using Helm for Kubernetes-based Mojaloop releases, the impact it has had on users, and what we’re changing… Read More »Helm and Configuration to Resolve External Dependencies and Improve Upgradability in Mojaloop v14
In partnership with ThitsaWorks and ONOW Myanmar, ModusBox is pleased to announce the addition of an upskilling component to the Myanmar Microfinance Digitization project we initiated alongside the UNCDF. RSG (Ready, Set, Go) is an education program designed to deliver training through easily accessible platforms that are familiar throughout the microfinance industry. With support from USAID’s (U.S. Agency for International Development) Digital… Read More »ModusBox, ThitsaWorks, ONOW Myanmar, and USAID Develop Digital Financial Services Education Platform for MFIs and Underserved Clients
The microfinance industry is in trouble. And, along with it, the funding of nearly 140 million businesses representing nearly half of jobs worldwide. This is a global crisis that is, unfortunately, flying under the radar. Microfinance is a high-touch industry. Loans are initiated in-person. Loans are collected in-person. During the current stay-at-home orders seen around the… Read More »4 Digital Essentials for Microfinance to Survive the Economic Rainy Season