Microenterprise Access to Banking Services

JANUARY 2009 HIGHLIGHTS

MEET OUR CLIENT ESTELA LAGUNZAD: Making the World Go Round thru Caps, Food, and Music

MABS Mobile Phone Banking Initiative Features in Colombia and Washington Forums

MABS MF Specialists Complete Operations Review of the Rural Bank of Digos

Luzon Rural Bank Reps Undergo Review and Planning Workshop

Mobile Phone Banking Accreditation for Northern Luzon Rural Banks

First Rural Bank Small Claims Court Case Successfully Settled

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DECEMBER 2008 HIGHLIGHTS

MEET OUR CLIENT ANUNCIACION SANTILLAN: A Downpour of Blessings from Dry Goods Retailing

Rural Bankers Undergo New MABS Approach to Agricultural Microfinance

MABS Initiatives Highlighted in NABARD Reps Study Visit to the Philippines

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NOVEMBER 2008 HIGHLIGHTS

MEET OUR CLIENT ELINO ANDRES: Will on Wheels

MABS Set to Expand Mobile Phone Banking Services by Supporting New Private Partnership between RBAP and SMART

MABS Participating Bank Clients Bag Top Citigroup Awards

Historic RBAP 51st Charter Symposium Highlights Use of Technology in Rural Banking

Globe Recognizes Top-Performing MABS Participating Rural Banks Offering Mobile Phone Banking Services

MABS Participating Rural Bankers Meet at MABS 2008 Regional Round Table Meetings

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OCTOBER 2008 HIGHLIGHTS

MEET OUR CLIENT JENNILYN ANTONIO: Spreading Her Peanut Butter’s Sweet Success

PGMA Signs Credit Information Act

USAID Visit MABS Participating Banks and Clients in Mindanao

Colombians Learn Mobile Phone Banking from the Philippine Experience

Cantilan Bank highlights MABS Mobile Phone Banking Services during PlaNet Finance Conference in India

USAID Rep Visits MABS Participating Banks and Microfinance Clients in Luzon

MABS Featured in NABARD Reps Exposure Visit to the Philippines

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SEPTEMBER 2008 HIGHLIGHTS

MABS Participating Banks Reach New Milestones

Rural Bankers Undergo Microfinance Skills Training

MABS and IPA Sign MOU

MABS Housing Microfinance Initiative Pilots in Participating Banks

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AUGUST 2008 HIGHLIGHTS

USAID and RBAP Renew Partnership to Expand Microfinance Services

RBAP and Nokia Philippines in MOU Signing

Agreement to Expand Mobile Phone Banking Services Signed

MABS Participating Bank President Presents Mobile Phone Banking Presentation at the Asia Microfinance Forum in Hanoi

MABS Participates in MicroSave CGAP M-Banking Workshop

MABS Micro Agri-Loan Product and Other Services Highlighted in Afghanistan Ministry Reps Study Tour

Rural Banking Week Highlights the Progress of the Sector

Banks, Telcos, Mobile Commerce-related Service Providers Converge in Mobile Payments and NFC Conference

RBAP and MABS Feature in APRACA-CENTRAB Partners Exposure Visit to the Philippines

Viettel Telecom Gains M-Banking and M-Commerce Insights from MABS Success Roadmap

MABS Shares Lessons Learned on M-Banking and M-Commerce to Study Mission from Cambodia and Indonesia

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JULY 2008 HIGHLIGHTS

MABS and Participating Banks Share Mobile Banking Experience in ADB Microfinance Conference