Advans is a leading international microfinance group established in 2005. Advans mission is to respond to the need for financial services for small businesses and other populations who have ill-adapted, limited, or no access to formal financial services. The Advanced Group currently spans nine countries: Cambodia, Cameroon, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Pakistan, Nigeria, Tunisia and Myanmar. As of the end of April 2023, the group served more than 1,200,000 clients and employed more than 8,100 staff. The group’s shareholders are EIB, KfW, FMO, CDC Group plc, FISEA (AFD Group) and IFC. Advans Ghana, a subsidiary of the international microfinance group Advans, started its activities in 2008. The institution offers a full range of adapted financial products and services to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in Ghana. The institution serves more than 120,000 clients through a network of 20 points of sale and around 600 employees.