Banks are increasingly selecting microfinance institutions for loans instead of individual borrowers, leading to a reclassification of micr...

Like much of the Indian market, valuations in this sector are also not cheap. And when you pay a full price for a sector, the risk of getti...

AMFI has launched five initiatives to deepen mutual fund participation, focusing on investor education, women, smaller cities, first-time i...

India’s gold loan market is emerging as a growth opportunity for financial institutions, with outstanding loans against gold jewellery reac...

Over the last decade, Crompton has expanded beyond its core categories through sustained investments in technology and product innovation.

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There are currently too many variables that can move the markets in either direction. Oil prices may have settled into a range for now, but...

HDFC Life CEO Vibha Padalkar highlights intense competition and rising costs in open architecture. She believes credit life policies are vi...

In an interaction with Kshitij Anand of ETMarkets for Smart Talk series, Seth explains why the steady shift from physical assets to financi...

Thangamayil Jewellery emerged as a top stock choice for several leading PMS fund managers. Equirus Wealth made the largest allocation, show...

Our credit cost was 2.13% of loans including the microfinance portfolio, against a guidance of 2.10%. This year, encouraged by seeing our c...

India's $35 billion microfinance sector faces fresh risks as weak monsoon forecasts and persistent inflation threaten rural incomes, increa...

The microfinance industry is gradually recovering from a turbulent phase, driven by operational reforms, digital adoption, and product dive...

The microfinance industry contracted in Q2 FY25 with delinquency rates on loans rising to 4.3 per cent in September 2024. Borrowers with mu...

Non-banking finance companies-microfinance institutions (NBFC-MFIs) in India have seen a 43% year-on-year growth, allowing them to increase...

Small finance banks (SFBs) have a total loan amount outstanding of Rs 37,282 crore, NBFCs with total loan outstanding of Rs 21,591 crore an...

With the industry seeing better growth prospects, companies like SKS Microfinace are expected to benefit, Karvy Stock Broking said.