| 2012 Experimenting with concepts for Sevak Solutions' next ventures
2009 Continued acceleration in financial and non-financial sectors
2008 Partnered with IFC to establish its mobile financial service business
2007 Began providing acceleration services to emerging market companies
2006 Developed consulting arm to address growing demand
2005 Demonstrated client demand and uptake for agent services during pilots
2003 Defined architecture for next generation financial service delivery to the poor
2002 Led consortium to address challenges of scale in microfinance delivery
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| Consulting: Clients |
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Sevak Solutions is engaged with a range of clients that are seeking to accelerate the growth of financial, and other, services to the world's urban and rural poor. Our client list spans profit and non-profit, corporations and development agencies with agendas for serving the working poor in emerging countries.
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| INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS |
- Asian Development Bank/Tonga. Delivered strategic plans for remittances at a government-owned bank in Tonga.
- Asian Development Bank/Vanuatu. Drove development plans to accelerate savings among the rural poor in Vanuatu. More...
- International Finance Corporation/Mozambique. Analyzed mobile banking opportunities in Mozambique and provided investment advice. More...
- International Finance Corporation/Global. Through a long-term partnership, Sevak Solutions helped IFC, a subsidiary of the World Bank Group, establish the basis for a global e-payments business line. Assisted in driving business in two regions, developed leading edge consultancy tools, and supported global team in deployments around the world.
- United Nations Development Program. Provided assistance as team migrated from a strategy focused on the Pacific to a global initiative. Performed feasibility studies and provided strategic advice.
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| CORPORATIONS |
- Microsoft Corporation/Tanzania. Guided a technology giant's mobile banking investment strategy in Africa. More...
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| PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS |
- Africap Investments/Pan-Africa. Catalyzed a knowledge-sharing network in Africa for a microfinance investment company. More...
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| COMMERCIAL BANKS |
- ICICI Bank/India. Assisted India's largest private bank as it considered the business approach for a new technology spin-off.
- Shorebank International/Pakistan. Guided a phased technology implementation in Pakistan for a new bank. More...
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| INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS |
- ACCION International/Global. Developed strategic direction for internal technology consultancy within leading microfinance network. More...
- Microfinance Technology Council/Global. Conceptualized, then created first association of microfinance technology specialists. More...
- Open Society Institute/Pakistan. Assessed readiness for a national transaction system in Pakistan.
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