Active in social finance, inherited an international project, part of World Vision. Currently under full Albanian ownership (Fondi BESA), with a noticeable progress on a year on year basis.
Established by American Albanian Development Fund in cooperation with Tirana Municipality, Crimson Capital Corp. and NorFund with the aim of increasing the access to finance for the Albanian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises that are underserved by the local financial market, towards a sustainable economic environment.
Credit and Saving Institution, active in the market for more than 28 years, aiming to ffer a wide range of financial products and services, especially for the population living in rural areas of Albania, in order to increase financial inclusion and help reduce overall poverty.
Fondi BESA is one of the most important microfinance institutions in Albania that offers micro, small and medium loans to individuals, supporting them to start, extend and further improve income generating activities. It serves more than 30 thousand customers and has 82 offices all over Albania.
IuteCredit Albania sh.a. is an international financial institution focused on providing micro loans for consumer needs only with the identity card. It started the activity in Albania in 2014 and currently has an extensive network of locations and partner offices all over the country.
Kredo Finance sh.pk was licensed by the Bank of Albania in 2017. Based on experience in this industry, the company aims to provide fast financing services to individuals with the most convenient borrowing process, without neglecting the safety and convenience of customers.
MiA Finance sh. a. is the newest microfinance institution in Albania, with 100% Albanian capital.
With a staff of professionals with long experience in the banking sector, MiA aims to bring the highest standard and the best lending practices to microfinance. With the elite team and competitive conditions, MiA offers financial products to all customers.
The mission of Mia finance is to provide fast, quality, and transparent service to microbusinesses, agribusinesses, and individual consumers in urban and rural areas of Albania.
Established with the support of USAID and transformed in 2010 to NOA Sh.a, NOA’s main purpose has always remained to improve the lives of Albanian families by fulfilling their dreams, professional ambitious and financial needs. NOA operates in the microfinance market with a unique infrastructure and operational model, which enables its staff to speed up the service offered to NOA’s customers within a day.
UniFin Savings and Credit Company was established in September 2016 by the transfer of the Union “Jehona” to a new form of legal. Since 1996, UniFin has been fellow traveller of farmers, traders, ordinary people or various professional communities in Albania, who after embracing our values and vision, have found in us the necessary personalized and comprehensive support and commitment.
Benefits
- You will have a unified voice towards public institutions, regulators and investors along with other market players
- Access to complete and real time data on microfinance sector
- Access to events, seminars, webinars and capacity building sessions
- Access to international microfinance networks through AMA membership at the same
- Unlimited support of the Association and its members for issues and concerns that affect the sector
Membership process
- The applying institution completes the form at the dedicated section on new membership requests
- Members’ Assembly will take it into consideration and take a decision
- The decision will be announced to the applying institution and will be formalized at Tirana Court of First Instance
- The applying institution will pay the membership fee (or its pro-rata amount depending on the joining time of the year)
- The applying institution will have a seat on the Members’ Assembly Meeting and will be included in all communication from the moment of joining onwards
Code of Conduct and Standards of Good Practice
All Members of the Association have adopted and applied the Code of Conduct and the Standard of Good Practice. This document provides general guidance on the ethical, moral values and higher standards that Member Institutions must follow in their daily work, as well as implementing the legal and regulatory framework. Read the full document here Become an AMA Member – Leads to a form that all interested members can request from info@ama.com.al with “New Membership Application”.
Apply to become a part of the most important microfinance representation in Albania.
Contact
ALBANIAN MICROFINANCE ASSOCIATION
Address: St. ”Ibrahim Rugova”, Floor 3,No. 13, Tirana
Phone: +355 4 452 6464
E-mail: info@ama.com.al