<s>
The	O
Mifos	B-Language
Initiative	I-Language
is	O
a	O
U.S.-based	O
non-profit	O
that	O
exists	O
to	O
support	O
and	O
collectively	O
lead	O
the	O
open	O
source	O
Mifos	B-Language
X	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
in	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
organization	O
encompasses	O
a	O
community	O
of	O
financial	O
service	O
providers	O
,	O
technology	O
specialists	O
,	O
financial	O
services	O
experts	O
and	O
open	O
source	O
developers	O
working	O
together	O
to	O
grow	O
the	O
Mifos	B-Language
X	O
open	O
source	O
platform	O
for	O
financial	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initiated	O
by	O
James	O
Dailey	O
and	O
Tapan	O
Parikh	O
,	O
and	O
launched	O
as	O
open-source	O
software	O
Mifos	B-Language
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Mifos	B-Language
"	O
originally	O
came	O
from	O
an	O
acronym	O
"	O
Micro	O
Finance	O
Open	O
Source	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
now	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
brand	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
acronym	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mifos	B-Language
existed	O
within	O
Grameen	O
Foundation	O
until	O
2011	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
Mifos	B-Language
would	O
split	O
off	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
independent	O
,	O
open-source	O
entity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Grameen	O
Foundation	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
ending	O
its	O
direct	O
involvement	O
with	O
the	O
Mifos	B-Language
Initiative	I-Language
and	O
transitioning	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
its	O
own	O
organization	O
,	O
the	O
Mifos	B-Language
Initiative	I-Language
,	O
which	O
now	O
controls	O
the	O
Mifos	B-Language
and	O
MIfos	B-Language
X	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Mifos	B-Language
has	O
participated	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Summer	I-Application
of	I-Application
Code	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Random	O
Hacks	O
of	O
Kindness	O
during	O
RHoK	O
Global	O
December	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
Mifos	B-Language
has	O
been	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
FinDEVr	O
San	O
Francisco	O
2014	O
event	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
sponsor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
Mifos	B-Language
 '	O
members	O
,	O
James	O
Dailey	O
(	O
board	O
member	O
and	O
Chief	O
Innovation	O
Officer	O
)	O
,	O
took	O
the	O
stage	O
to	O
discuss	O
the	O
reinvention	O
of	O
banking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
November	O
,	O
Mifos	B-Language
Initiative	I-Language
also	O
took	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
Global	O
Islamic	O
Microfinance	O
Forum	O
,	O
held	O
in	O
Dubai	O
,	O
UAE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CEO	O
of	O
Mifos	B-Language
Initiative	I-Language
is	O
Edward	O
Cable	O
,	O
its	O
Execute	O
Director	O
is	O
Craig	O
Chelius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mifos	B-Language
participated	O
in	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Summer	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Code	I-Application
2009	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
2018	O
and	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mifos	B-Language
also	O
came	O
as	O
a	O
runner	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
'	O
Fintech	O
for	O
Good	O
 '	O
award	O
,	O
coming	O
second	O
after	O
Deutsche	O
Bank	O
–	O
Community	O
Hackathons	O
.	O
</s>
