Financial Inclusion: A Sustainable Mission from Microfinance to Alternative Finance Social and technological Paradigms ITEM 8 Dijon, France December 7-8, 2017 CEREN, Burgundy School of Business, Université de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Microfinance has sought out to include individuals that financial institutions exclude. The mission had been progressively widening to Alternative Finance, which has thrived outside of conventional financial instruments and channels. Alternative Finance takes different types such as angel investment, asset funding, cash flow funding, crowdfunding, crypto-currencies (Bitcoin), fair investment, fintech, slow money, pension fund investments, social impact bond, etc. All the types have resulted from social and/or technological innovations or a mix of both. They provide significant values to customers and investors. Some of the benefits include absence of lengthy applications, low documentation, almost no collateral, minimum or no credit s