Microfinance institutions in Karnataka show 10% portfolio growthMicrofinance Institutions (MFI) in Karnataka have a loan portfolio of Rs 46,000 crore, with a 10% year-on-year growth, according to a repor...
12 Sep, 2023, 08.05 PM IST
MFIs to play leading role in India's economic growth: StudyAccording to PwC, the global market size of the MFI industry is expected to grow by USD122.46 billion from 2021 to 2026 at a compound annua...
14 Jan, 2023, 05.22 PM IST
IDFC partners with Sa-Dhan to provide digital microfinance solutions to feature phone users"Digitization in collections in the microfinance sector has been a great challenge as most of the MFI clients do not possess smart phones,"...
06 Dec, 2022, 07.54 PM IST
NextGen ties up with Sa-Dhan to promote digital paymentsNextGen plans to bring technical solutions like setting up an UPI Auto pay platform for regular EMIs as an auto pay function, riding on the...
30 Oct, 2022, 02.50 PM IST
Cashpor and Sanghamithra to get NBFC-MFI license following RBI's new microfinance rulesThese are not-for-profit companies registered under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013. The RBI has withdrawn certain benefits for such l...
22 Mar, 2022, 11.01 AM IST
Microfinance firms poised for consolidation after Covid-19-induced lockdownThere are 96 MFIs with less than Rs 200 crore in loans outstanding that together have a total loan portfolio of about Rs 5,000 crore and ca...
15 Jun, 2020, 01.19 PM IST
Bring not-for-profit microlenders under regulatory framework, says MFI bodyOut of its 250 odd members, only about 100 come under the purview of RBI, he said while speaking at the 5th Eastern India Microfinance Summ...
18 Dec, 2019, 06.18 PM IST
Buy ITD Cementation India, target Rs 211: HDFC SecuritiesBuy ITD Cementation India Ltd. at a price target of Rs 211.
22 Aug, 2018, 10.41 AM IST
HSBC in tie-up with Sa-Dhan to develop digital ecosystem for India's unbanked segment“To digitise the microfinance ecosystem, the pilot with HSBC will provide us a path to empower MFI clients," Sa-Dhan ED was quoted as sayin...
14 Sep, 2017, 04.26 PM IST
CIBIL to launch MFI Bureau by June: ChairmanTo keep track of rural borrowers, the Credit Information Bureau (CIB) would soon launch a Micro Finance Institution bureau that would add a...
10 Feb, 2016, 10.20 PM IST
Lenders act tough against Sahara Utsarga, Kotalipara Development Society for irregularitesTwo applicants for small finance bank license have found themselves in trouble with their lenders acting tough against them for financial i...
26 Jun, 2015, 03.48 AM IST
Arohan Financial Services raises Rs 60 crore from private equity firm Tano CapitalThe Kolkata-headquartered MFI will use the proceeds to expand its presence across the country as well as increase its gross outstanding loa...
30 Mar, 2015, 05.22 AM IST
MFIN to seek RBI nod to become 'self-regulatory organisation' by month-endMFIN, the umbrella body of micro-finance companies, will be seeking the RBI's approval to become a self- regulatory organisation by month e...
15 Dec, 2013, 12.50 PM IST
- SBI has Rs 300-cr exposure in AP''s microfinance sector
SBI has an exposure of Rs300 crore to the troubled microfinance sector in Andhra Pradesh and the public sector lender feels the loans are "...
18 Nov, 2010, 11.03 PM IST
- Cash strapped MFIs seek Rs 1,000 cr from banks
The Microfinance Institutions Network, a self-regulatory body of a clutch of 44 NBFC MFIs, has asked for Rs 1,000 crore in the form of busi...
13 Nov, 2010, 04.36 AM IST
- MFIs not to cap rates
The microfinance industry has decided not to work towards a ceiling on interest rates.
23 Apr, 2010, 02.15 AM IST
- Bigger capital adequacy ratio to hit cos
MFIs in the country are highly leveraged since they are dependent on borrowings. They may find it difficult to bring in additional capital ...
18 Jun, 2008, 12.58 AM IST