MF Strategy is a Swiss-based management consulting company with extensive experience in emerging markets and the financial services industry. 

About
MF Strategy was formed in 2007 with the aim of bringing management consulting expertise in the development industry and public sector. They provide a wide range expertise areas including MSME banking; digitalisation, insurance, gender finance, youth employment and sustainable finance with their team of experienced global experts across different countries previously held senior positions in international banks, organisations, management consulting companies.

Vision & Mission
Their vision is to provide best-in-class, management consulting expertise to top management enabling strategic decision-making and implementation.

Their mission is to bring international best-practices in management consulting to underserved regions and segments at different stages of their development.

Values
MF Strategy is a triple bottom line company with financial, social and environmental goals. They aim to balance financial returns for their stakeholders with positive developmental, social and environmental impact.

Approach
Their experts look at the bigger picture to support top management in strategic decision-making and implementation across people, operations and technology. Their typical approach encompasses three phases:

ANALYSE – ASSESS THE (INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL) CONTEXT
This phase involves analysis of the external context (client characteristics and needs, competition, technology, regulatory and political environment), coupled with the internal assessment of the client’s business (existing strategy and business model, products and services, marketing and sales, people and systems). They evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the business to identify specific opportunities and threats that it currently faces. This understanding then provides the basis for development of ideas and solutions to enable the business to go beyond existing models and take a lead on market trends rather than simply follow them.

DESIGN – ELABORATE A STRATEGY
During this phase, they work with the senior management team to define the future of the client’s business. They translate their strategic view into concrete measures that allow the business to reap immediate benefits (‘quick wins’), while supporting the client in taking advantage of medium- and long-term changes in their industry.

IMPLEMENT – TRANSLATE STRATEGY INTO ACTION
Managing change is one of the key challenges when moving from strategy design to implementation. In this third phase, they help the client develop a comprehensive Action Plan covering all areas of the business, while taking into account such issues as internal communication, people and systems. The Action Plan provides a framework for implementation of the finalised strategy into practice, and they work with the client’s internal execution teams to ensure successful and timely implementation.

Team
Their team of experts has accumulated a wide range of experience and expertise, having previously held senior positions in international banks, management consulting companies and investment vehicles.