+1 with this version. *Apache Fineract is an open-source core banking platform providing a flexible, extensible foundation for a wide range of financial services. By making robust banking technology openly available, it lowers barriers for institutions and innovators to reach underserved and unbanked populations.*
On Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM James Dailey <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 to modification. > > * Apache Fineract is an open-source core banking platform providing a * > >> >> *flexible, extensible foundation for a wide range of financial services. * >> *By making robust banking technology openly available, it lowers >> barriers * >> *for institutions and innovators to reach underserved and unbanked * >> *populations.* > > > > We need three PMC members to vote yes on this +1 > If we need a bigger discussion, please call that out in your response. > > Thanks, > > > > On Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Practically perfect. >> I would remove the qualifier "smaller" in the last sentence, because >> small is undefined and can be misleading. >> >> *Apache Fineract is an open-source core banking platform providing a * >> >>> >>> *flexible, extensible foundation for a wide range of financial >>> services. * >>> *By making robust banking technology openly available, it lowers >>> barriers * >>> *for smaller institutions and innovators to reach underserved and >>> unbanked **populations.* >> >> >> Paul >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM Ádám Sághy <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi James, >>> >>> I second this. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Adam >>> >>> On 2025. Oct 6., at 21:01, James Dailey <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi community - Recently, Felix was re-writing the README. He proposed >>> a different description. >>> >>> Note that the official ASF listed description is: >>> >>> The mission of Apache Fineract is the creation and maintenance of >>> software >>> related to a core banking platform that provides a reliable, robust, and >>> affordable solution for entrepreneurs, financial institutions, and >>> service >>> providers to offer financial services to the world's underbanked and >>> unbanked. >>> >>> >>> That change of mission was already discussed so, I think, we should >>> simply use that: >>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/556hwmw9xs05x17nc6db0mjf9ontdvto >>> >>> We changed the description in Oct 2022 >>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/556hwmw9xs05x17nc6db0mjf9ontdvto >>> >>> As a matter of best practice, the README should have been changed to >>> reflect that change, but wasn't. >>> >>> I am ok with Felix's new description: Any supporters? >>> >>> >>>> *Apache Fineract is an open-source core banking platform providing a * >>>> *flexible, extensible foundation for a wide range of financial >>>> services. * >>>> *By making robust banking technology openly available, it lowers >>>> barriers * >>>> *for smaller institutions and innovators to reach underserved and >>>> unbanked **populations.* >>> >>> >>> Felix wrote >>> >>> 1. In particular in light of recent discussions on the mailing list, the >>> >>> current description of the Fineract project at the top is imprecise: >>> >>> > Apache Fineract: A Platform for Microfinance >>> > Fineract is a mature platform with open APIs that provides a >>> reliable, robust, and affordable core banking solution for financial >>> institutions offering services to the world’s 3 billion underbanked and >>> unbanked. >>> >>> I suggest the following instead: >>> >>> > Apache Fineract: Fintech for everyone >>> > Apache Fineract is an open-source core banking platform providing a >>> flexible, extensible foundation for a wide range of financial services. >>> By making robust banking technology openly available, it lowers barriers >>> >>> for smaller institutions and innovators to reach underserved and unbanked >>> >>> populations. >>> >>> This reflects better the reality. But due to the significance of this >>> change, I would like to hear your opinion first. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> -- >> Paul >> >
