{"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='Infographic: COVID-19 boosting banking\u2019s focus on digitalization'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/infographic-covid-19-boosting-banking-s-focus-on-digitalization\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/infogr_en-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-15496\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-15496'>\n\t\t\t\tInfographic: COVID-19 boosting banking\u2019s focus on digitalization\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='30+ companies ready to sign \u201cdigital Geneva convention\u201d'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/30-companies-ready-to-sign-digital-geneva-convention\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/30-companies-ready-to-sign-digital-geneva-convention-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-11588\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-11588'>\n\t\t\t\t30+ companies ready to sign \u201cdigital Geneva convention\u201d\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Video: Insurtech Innovation Day 2021'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/video-insurtech-innovation-day-2021\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Videozapis-vtorogo-onlajn-iventa-Insurtech-Innovation-Day-2021-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-15938\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-15938'>\n\t\t\t\tVideo: Insurtech Innovation Day 2021\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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