+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 >
