{"id":13306,"date":"2019-07-16T08:30:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T08:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=13306"},"modified":"2019-07-16T08:30:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T08:30:59","slug":"q-lana-a-new-tool-to-bolster-msmes-in-emerging-economies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/q-lana-a-new-tool-to-bolster-msmes-in-emerging-economies\/","title":{"rendered":"Q-Lana: a new tool to bolster MSMEs in emerging economies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q-Lana, a U.S.-based FinTech company, was founded to develop the concept of knowledge-based lending as a way to help financial institutions overcome the challenges associated with broader MSME lending and, thereby, spur economic development. Q-Lana is an integrated platform that offers fully-digitized operations and allows other providers to connect to it. Moreover, it\u2019s implementation is paired with consulting services in order to facilitate important steps along the digitization path. Q-Lana\u2019s founders hope that Q-Lana will become a powerful tool to help emerging economies continue their development. Q-Lana has already been launched in select locations in Africa, the Caribbean and Europe and is expected to come to markets in Central and Southeast Europe in the near future.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-13306 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Predictions for Crypt in 2022'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/predictions-for-crypt-in-2022\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/97aee583-174a-647b-ba2a-68db2f5173961-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-16546\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-16546'>\n\t\t\t\tPredictions for Crypt in 2022\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='BFC FinTech Monitor (September 2023)'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-september-2023\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2c793102-d586-cada-2edb-86d5d26725071-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-17323\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2c793102-d586-cada-2edb-86d5d26725071-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2c793102-d586-cada-2edb-86d5d26725071-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2c793102-d586-cada-2edb-86d5d26725071-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2c793102-d586-cada-2edb-86d5d26725071-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2c793102-d586-cada-2edb-86d5d26725071.jpg 1380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-17323'>\n\t\t\t\tBFC FinTech Monitor (September 2023)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Accelerating digital transformation in the ASEAN region'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/accelerating-digital-transformation-in-the-asean-region\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3dc4e0ae-304a-404b-a819-2d02095c56881-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-15160\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-15160'>\n\t\t\t\tAccelerating digital transformation in the ASEAN region\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q-Lana, a U.S.-based FinTech company, was founded to develop the concept of knowledge-based lending as a way to help financial institutions overcome the challenges associated with broader MSME lending and, thereby, spur economic development. Q-Lana is an integrated platform that offers fully-digitized operations and allows other providers to connect to it. 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