Hans Dellien
Senior Manager of Microfinance Products and Services, Women’s World Banking 

Hans Dellien is the Senior Manager of Microfinance Products and Services at Women’s World Banking.  His responsibilities include overseeing the introduction of new financial products and improving the lending processes to WWB partners globally. In recent years his team has focused on introducing rural loans, housing loans and savings for low income clients in urban and rural areas.  He has coordinated and delivers technical services to microfinance institutions in Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Gambia), Asia (Philippines, India, Pakistan), Jordan and Latin America (Colombia, Mexico, Bolivia, Brazil). He has developed and implemented several innovation technology projects in Latin America introducing (credit scoring for microfinance, palm pilots and ATM) to reduce costs and increase the outreach of microfinance organizations.  Current projects include advising commercial banks interested in expanding financial services to micro-entrepreneurs in India and Mexico. Prior to joining WWB in 1998, Mr. Dellien worked 5 years for the International Project Consultants (IPC) a German consulting firm associated to PRO-CREDIT bank network with more than 25 specialized banks in microfinance and a portfolio of 1 Billion US$. Mr. Dellien has a master degree in Agricultural Economics and Rural Finance from the Ohio State University.

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