Sustainable development must be based on win-win relationships. When done well, commercial microfinance leads to both financial inclusion and economic success. That's what we stand for.
AccessHolding at a Glance
Global Presence
We are a strategic shareholder in currently 5 financial institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Assets Under Management
Across the AccessGroup Total Assets exceed € 215 million (06/2024).
Empowering Talent
The number of staff across the AccessGroup stands at 3,223. At our Berlin headquarters, 42 employees support the Group in all business areas.
Scaling Up
We have disbursed more than 1.8 million loans to finance African micro and small businesses in the areas of investment, working capital, agriculture and housing.
Supporting Small Businesses
Our institutions focus on small business owners who are the engine of sustainable economic growth and prosperity. Loans to our entrepreneurs average € 1,300.
Gender Equality
Gender equity is one of the pillars of our financial institutions. Throughout our Group, 52% of customers and 47% of employees are female.
Capacity Building
AccessCampus, our network-wide training programme for middle managers, has 182 graduates, many of whom have subsequently been promoted. The Group’s employees have completed over 80,000 e-learning experiences (since 05/2017).
Experienced Partner
As AccessHolding, we have 18 years of experience in small business banking and donor program implementation. With AFG Holding as our new strategic investor, we are looking at further expansion on the African continent.
Who We Are
Access Microfinance Holding AG, or AccessHolding, is a private company incorporated in Germany in 2006. Our mission is to build responsible and resilient institutions that provide financial services tailored to the needs of small businesses and underserved populations. We envision an inclusive financial sector that improves people’s livelihoods and promotes local economic growth and job creation based on equality.
Over more than a decade, AccessHolding has built up and grown an international network of small business banks that serve that very purpose.
What We Do
Invest
- Feasibility studies and founding of greenfield banks
- Merger & acquisition deals
- Lead investor alongside likeminded partners
- Integration of new institutions into the network
Manage
- Active ownership and operative management
- Central support services, e.g. Impact Management, Business Development, Technology, Risk, Audit, Finance
- Unlocking synergies, scaling of investees
Develop
- Build capabilities in the institutions and the market
- AccessCampus corporate academy and AccessMind e-learning platform
- Steering of strategic projects
- Relationship management with development partners
Shareholder
Global Partners
Careers
We are engaged in one of the most impactful industries in the world, but what really makes us special is the people behind it all. As a team of professionals from around the world we are delivering our very best in what we do.
Contact
Berlin Head Office
Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 14
10553 Berlin, Germany
Hours
8 AM – 5 PM
Monday – Friday