Infrastructure: Mifos X vs. Apache Fineract
As we’ve made the transition to moving development over to our Apache Fineract community, we have added some additional layers of complexity and confusion. We now have multiple mailing lists, multiple...
View Article2016 Google Code-In Wrap-up
We had the honor of participating in Google Code-In for the second time this year. Google Code-In is Google’s program to introduce pre-university students to the world of open-source by working on a...
View ArticleThitsaWorks begins Mifos training in Myanmar
The following is a guest post from May Thu Myint, Communications Officer of ThitsaWorks, Inc. On January 26th, ThitsaWorks began a 2-day Mifos training session for 2 local MFIs. The training was...
View ArticleUser in Focus – Chaitanya
This regular blog series will shine the light on the financial institutions that are using Mifos or partner-led solutions powered by Mifos? We want to share the impact and benefits Mifos is helping...
View ArticleStar Contributor of the Month – Mohit Kumar Bajoria
We’re recognizing Mohit Kumar Bajoria of Jammu, India. Mohit has been a member of our community since he joined us a GSOC intern in March of 2016 and worked on adding browser-based offline access to...
View ArticleMifos Android Client Version 3.0 Now Available on Google Play
We’re happy to announce that our latest version of the Mifos X Android Field Officer App is now available on the Google Play store. This release is a culmination of the efforts of many volunteers and...
View ArticleGoogle Summer of Code 2017 – End Poverty. One Line of Code at a Time.
This summer you’ll have the ability to change lives – three billion of them – one line of code at a time. The Mifos Initiative will be participating in Google Summer of Code for the sixth time. Mifos X...
View ArticleThitsaWorks Hosts Fintech Workshop for Myanmar
The following is a guest post from May Thu Myint, Communications Officer of ThitsaWorks, Inc. I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at their workshop which was attended by more than 160...
View ArticleApache Fineract Graduates to Top-Level Project
Over the past year, our entire developer community has transitioned to and worked towards becoming a top-level project of the Apache Software Foundation. It’s with great pleasure that we can announce...
View ArticleStar Contributor of the Month – Maulik Soneji
We’re recognizing Maulik Soneji from Gandhinagar, India, as our Star Contributor for March. Maulik has only been a part of the Mifos community for a couple of months but in that time he’s really...
View ArticleMifos Announces the Launch of Financial Inclusion 2.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Seattle, WA ⎯ May 5, 2017 ⎯ The Mifos Initiative (Mifos.org) announced the launch of its Financial Inclusion 2.0 initiative, to continue its mission of bringing financial...
View ArticleAlex’ First Visit to LinuxFest Northwest
For those whom I have not had the pleasure to meet yet, my name is Alex Moses! I am a freshman studying Finance at the University of Washington Seattle campus. I began my internship with The Mifos...
View ArticleMifos Returns to OSCON
Here’s another blog post from our community development intern, Alex Moses, as we returned back to OSCON for the 7th time. Hello Everyone, I’m back again with another post about another conference!...
View ArticleMeet the 2017 Mifos Google Summer of Code Class of Interns
Google Summer of Code 2017 will soon be underway. GSOC is now in its 13th year and we’re proud to be participating in GSOC once again for the fourth time as the Mifos Initiative and the sixth year...
View ArticleFun Facts about our Google Summer of Code Interns
Now that you know a bit more about our interns professionally and what they’re working on over the summer, let’s take a more a personal look at their lives with some fun facts about each one of them....
View ArticleSupport the Mifos Initiative on AmazonSmile
Are you looking for an easy way to contribute to the success of The Mifos Initiative? Do you use Amazon for your online shopping needs? If so, before you make a purchase check to see that you are...
View ArticleGoogle Code-In Grand Prize Trip
I remember the day, around 2 weeks before the GCI was scheduled to start, when I told Edward Cable, “Ed! I have my last semester exams from 15th November to 15th December. So I won’t be able to apply...
View ArticleStar Contributor of the Month – Mexina Daniel
We’re recognizing Mexina Daniel of Singo Africa from Dar es Salaam, as our Star Contributor. Mexina has been one of our most active community members, making a storm of contribution on our mailing...
View ArticleConnecting The Mifos Community Through Mobilize
We here at the Mifos Initiative have begun to use mobilize for our communication needs. We strongly encourage you to create an account, which is free and takes under five minutes. Mobilize, a...
View ArticlePartner Spotlight – iDT Labs
This regular blog series will shine the light on some of our top Partners. Not only do we want to recognize them for their accomplishments, we want others to learn from the approach they’ve taken to...
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