28 MSMEs
reached by our partner financial institutions,
69% women-led businesses
Our Impact Goals
Decent work and economic growth
Contribute to income generation and decent job creation
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Foster market integration of MSMEs through digitalization
No poverty
Enable underserved individuals to access appropriate financial services, new technology, basic services, products and goods
Reduced inequalities
Build the economic and social resilience of underserved and excluded individuals
Our Impact in Numbers
disbursed by our subsidiaries, 77% of which are through fintechs
loans disbursed by our subsidaries
companies directly supported
jobs directly supported
loans disbursed by our portfolio companies
average loan size
reached by our partner financial institutions,
69% women-led businesses
reached by our partner financial institutions
Get a glimpse of the real stories that inspire us to continue the work that we do every single day, bringing people, partners and technology together, to create resilient and innovative financial solutions for positive impact.
Our Impact in Action
Discover how we’re building up a generation of empowered MSMEs, individuals, and businesses in India, Brazil and Cambodia.
India
Brazil
Cambodia
Our Approach
As seasons change, so do challenges. Saison's approach to impact is to use process, partnership, and patient finance to connect and incentivise new companies to help us build more inclusive financial systems globally.
Screening
Categorisation
Assessment
Management
Monitoring
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Finding the best partners
We select and support partners that provide promising opportunities on the ground. We do so by investing capital through them to enable financial inclusion at scale.
02
Enhancing ecosystems
We are committed to a system-level approach to impact, in which a problem is examined holistically and all the pieces of the system must move in order to solve it. This approach is deeply influenced by the Kaizen principle that translates as "change for the better" and that encourages continuous improvement, as well as inclusion and empowerment at all levels.
03
Collaborating with leading organisations
Since the inception of our impact team in 2022, we have been working closely with peers and leading organisations, learning and contributing back to the development of the impact industry.
We truly embody the essence of patient capital, making long-term investments in early-stage and growth businesses, guided by a mandate from our Japan office. Beyond individual loans, we prioritise their broader, systemic impact on the economy.
Carlos Rius
Country Manager, Credit Saison Mexico
Our Impact & Sustainability Team
Sustainability team led from Tokyo, Japan
Yuka Wakamatsu
Co-GM Sustainability Division, Credit Saison
Rie Mizuno
Sustainability Officer, Credit Saison
Ritsuko Kitamura
Sustainability Officer, Credit Saison
Momoko Yoshida
Sustainability Officer, Credit Saison
Yuko Shibahara
Sustainability Officer, Credit Saison
Impact team led from Paris, France
Marie Anna Bénard
Head of Impact, Co-GM Sustainability Division
Jatin Shrivastava
Senior ESG & Impact Officer, Credit Saison India
Deepanshu Gupta
Impact Officer, Credit Saison India
Lidia Elvina
Sustainable Finance Assistant Manager, Credit Saison Indonesia