Financial Services/Non-Banking
"Ad vans delivers inclusive financial services to underserved entrepreneurs."
Ad vans is a prominent microfinance organization founded in 2005. Its mission is to meet the financial service requirements of small businesses and other underserved populations with inadequate, restricted, or no access to formal banking options. The Ad vans Group operates in nine countries: Cambodia, Cameroon, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Pakistan, Nigeria, Tunisia, and Myanmar. As of October 2019, the group had a client base exceeding 1,000,000 and a workforce of over 7,300 employees. Headquartered in Luxembourg with operational support in Paris, the group’s key shareholders include the European Investment Bank (EIB), KfW, FMO, CDC Group plc, FISA (part of AFD Group), and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Ad vans Ghana, a subsidiary of the Ad vans Group, commenced operations in 2008. The institution provides a comprehensive suite of tailored financial products and services to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in Ghana. With a network of 20 branches and over 650 staff, Ad vans Ghana serves more than 64,000 clients.
