Arohan founder-cum-CEO steps down as the MFI rejigs boardMichael Dell backed Arohan, a micro finance company that was taken over by IntelleCash Microfinance Network in 2012, has shown the door to ...
11 Jan, 2016, 11.06 PM IST
No licence! Banking aspirants SKS Micro, Diwan Housing may underperform market in short termThe 10 applicants were chosen from 72 applicants following detailed scrutiny of financial viability, business plans and other checks by thr...
17 Sep, 2015, 01.37 PM IST
MFIs take pooled bond route to raise Rs 85 croreThese MFIs raised the fund through non-convertible debentures at 12-14 per cent coupon and the NCDs were subscribed to by three mutual fund...
15 Aug, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Small finance bank applicants like Grama Vidiyal and Sonata raise fund in pooled bondApplicants for small finance bank license such as Grama Vidiyal Microfinance and Sonata Finance have raised Rs 85 crore between them in a p...
13 Aug, 2015, 05.50 PM IST
Small bank licence: RBI asks I-T department to verify applicants' credentialsRajan had earlier said the Reserve Bank of India would be able to announce new sets of bank licences, or at least one set of them, by Augus...
26 Jul, 2015, 11.45 AM IST
MFIN elects MK Nambiar of Arohan Financial Services as presidentMFIN elected Nambiar for the position, replacing Ujjivan Financial Services chief executive officer and managing director Samit Ghosh.
01 Jul, 2015, 03.52 PM IST
Arohan Microfin raises Rs 22 crore capital from 3 investorsThe IntelleCash-promoted Arohan Microfinance today said it has raised fresh capital worth Rs 22 crore from three investors.
04 Oct, 2013, 10.14 PM IST
Don't expect fancy growth from micro finance entities: Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, Chairman, Bandhan Fin ServicesMicrolenders must cut operation costs to stay afloat, says Bandhan Financial Services' Chandra Shekhar Ghosh.
15 Oct, 2012, 05.00 AM IST
- How Vineet Rai has made microfinance advisory Intellecap into a Rs 30 crore venture
Intellecap, a microfinance advisory, has grown to a Rs 30 crore venture with four subsidiaries in nine years.
21 Nov, 2011, 08.52 AM IST
- Shell, Intellecash to provide collateral-free loans to SBUs
Shell Foundation and non-bank lender Intellecash have tied-up to provide collateral-free lending to small business units in the energy and ...
11 Sep, 2010, 06.57 PM IST
- Giving a fair chance: Utkarsh
Utkarsh is the first MFI in India to get funding from IFC.
23 Apr, 2010, 04.34 AM IST
- CEOs take macro leap, venture into microfinance
Many CEOs have walked out of glass-panelled office towers in well-lit cities and hit the dusty roads leading to villages that still have no...
10 Mar, 2010, 02.51 AM IST
- Indian MFIs to build portfolio of $6.27 billion by 2012
It is estimated that there are over 1,000 MFIs operational in India currently, which have disbursed only 10% of the potential demand of ove...
30 Jan, 2009, 01.02 AM IST