This COO & CFO shares how being a tech driven NBFC helped them empower lakhs of women entrepreneurs in rural areas

• Meet Amitesh Kumar, an MBA with a keen interest in agribusiness and rural management.
• Currently, he is COO and CFO at Midland Microfin Limited (MML), the first microfinance institution based out of the Punjab Region.
• The company was conceptualized after realizing the great need for organized rural finance, especially for women. Technology helped them automate processes, store information on the cloud, and enhance effectiveness.
• As part of the Digital Transformation Series powered by DELL Technologies, we spoke to Amitesh to understand his journey as CFO in this technology-driven world.

Please tell us a little about yourself

I come from Bihar and grew up in a conservative middle-class humble family where my father worked with the State Government Department while my mother was a homemaker.

For those who don’t know about Bihar back then its economic and social rankings were quite low when compared to other states of India. So, growing up we faced hardship and obstacles due to limited financial resources. However, with a positive attitude towards those obstacles, I gradually become stronger and more successful.