This piece of work stems from the London Principles and looks at the innovations that are taking place around access to finance for the poor and assesses whether they can be replicated and scaled up to deliver real change in developing countries.

At a workshop 'New opportunities for investment in financial services for the poor: exploring the City's role' hosted by Gresham College, finance professionals and development experts explored innovations in products and service delivery for markets in poorer countries, and considered the commercial investment opportunities which may arise, and the possible impact on the poor. The speakers’ presentations are available to download below in pdf format.

• The landscape of commercial investment opportunities by Dan Siddy, Delsus Ltd
• Pyramids and frontiers of finance - measuring access to finance by Mark Napier, FinMark Trust
• Maximising access to financial services for the poor by Deepak Varghese
• New opportunities in pro-poor finance by Roger Frank

Read our report on microfinance:
New Horizons: creating value, enabling livelihoods.

For more information please contact Alice Chapple at a.chapple@forumforthefuture.org.uk