This document summarizes a session on using big data techniques in microfinance. The session objectives are to understand big data in financial inclusion, identify benefits for customers and providers, and learn how to implement big data techniques. The speakers are from companies working in data collection systems, data analytics, and practical applications of big data projects in Africa. One speaker discusses using data to help a farmer in Kyrgyzstan increase profits by identifying suitable new crops. Another discusses implementing a credit scoring system using customer data to improve loan decisions for a microfinance institution. The last speaker discusses segmenting customers to better understand and serve them.