2012 SEEP Conference: Mathew Titus on the convergence of business and development initiatives

At the 2012 SEEP Annual Conference, held November 4-8 in Arlington, VA, Mathew Titus, Executive Director of Sa-Dhan and board member of the SEEP Network, reflects on the opportune time for this year's microfinance conference. Titus inquires about the options needed to support building up microfinance. Specifically, Titus focuses on a session held regarding Pakistan and how development practitioners attempted to turn the market after the microfinance crisis in the Punjab region. The conference surfaced the need for new service channels: expanding loan portfolios, larger loans, and attempting to help build businesses. He urges the development community to understand the convergence between business and development initiatives.

Bio: Mathew Titus, Sa-Dhan

Mathew Titus is the Executive Director of Sa-Dhan, the Association of Community Development Finance Institutions, based in New Delhi. Sa-Dhan works with Community Development Finance Institutions in identifying areas of work that will contribute to the development of the sector. This includes the organizing training programs, identifying and building industry standards, and bringing together policy initiatives. Titus is the Executive Director of Sa-Dhan, the Association of Community Development Finance Institutions, based in New Delhi. He is a post-graduate from the Department of Economics and International Development at the University of Bath, England, and has a Masters from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi