Kiva Interview on 5th Anniversary, What to Expect in the Next Five Years

October 15, 2010 1 Comment

Tech Crunch interviewed Premal Shah, the President of Kiva, who gave a glimpse into the next five years for Kiva. The plan is to hit $1billion in $25 loan increments by 2015 by incorporating game mechanics, expanding the range of financial services they offer and making the connection between lender and borrower more robust. I’m reminded, listening to how they describe their future, that Kiva is a nonprofit with a tech soul.

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One Comments to “Kiva Interview on 5th Anniversary, What to Expect in the Next Five Years”
  1. [...] by Jerry Ostradicky, | 22 Oct 2010 at 04:25 pm Here’s a great post by Ryan Calkins over at SeaMO about an interview with Premal Shah, the president of Kiva, and what his expectations are for the next 5 [...]

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