WWB Network at a Glance

• WWB Network Interactive Map

WWB's Network is composed of 54 microfinance providers and banks, working in 30 countries to bring financial services and information to low-income entrepreneurs. The core network serves 13 million clients directly, and another 10 million indirectly through our bank partners and others. WWB’s microfinance experts work hand-in-hand with our network members to provide a range of ongoing, carefully designed technical and advisory services and to actively promote the exchange of best practices. During the past three decades, this global partnership has enabled many of our network institutions to evolve from donor-dependent, philanthropic initiatives to self-sustaining financial institutions offering credit, savings, insurance and other essential products and services to millions of microentrepreneurs, the majority of them women.

* WWB’s Global Network for Banking Innovation (GNBI)

GNBI is a network of 24 major banks and regulated microfinance institutions formed in 2001 to spur innovation in banking strategies and in the development of products and services for the growing microfinance sector. The GNBI advocates for policies that encourage bank entry into microfinance, and shares best practices and knowledge that will enable its members to better meet the financial needs of low-income clients. GNBI members currently extend $10.17 billion in credit to more than 10.22 million low-income people worldwide.