Indian banks have legacy technologies, says Billionloans founder V Balakrishnan"The challenge with Indian banks is that they all have legacy technologies. They are scared of these new technologies, whether it is paymen...
07 Jul, 2017, 12.23 AM IST
Reliance Capital invests $1 million in online lending platform BillionloansReliance Capital invested through its wholly-owned subsidiary Reliance Corporate Advisory Services Ltd.
03 Jul, 2017, 07.43 PM IST
V Balakrishnan's startup Billionloans looking to raise $1mn shortlyThe startup, which was launched earlier this year, will act as a marketplace to connect institutions that need to lend, which companies or ...
17 Mar, 2017, 12.18 AM IST
P2P Lenders have Insurance CoveredWhile some have already started offering insurance products, most of them are waiting for the RBI to issues guidelines.
12 Oct, 2016, 01.36 PM IST
P2P players bank on institutional lenders for growth"Besides capital infusion into the platform, these partnerships will enable select institutional lenders to gain access to a largely unders...
04 Jul, 2016, 05.58 AM IST
Peer-to-peer lending startups such as Faircent eye blockchain technologyMany industry observers expect the central bank to legalise a contractual system that integrates blockchain technology as a platform by the...
14 Jun, 2016, 06.04 AM IST
Clarity please, peer-to-peer lending startups tell RBIPeer-to-peer lending startups reacted positively to the first draft of the Central bank’s guidelines for the sector, but will seek clarific...
02 May, 2016, 04.52 AM IST
XSM to host 8th National Conference on Social Entrepreneurship at XLRI, Jamshedpur“The conference aims to provide a platform for showcasing, knowledge sharing and building the social entrepreneurship ecosystem,” said Shuk...
18 Dec, 2015, 03.06 PM IST
How companies, government & NGOs have come together to alleviate farmers' distress in drought-hit KarnatakaThe plan begins with bringing families of farmers who have committed suicide out of distress and will end with a blueprint to develop the e...
20 Sep, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
MicroGraam plans to raise Rs 150 crore by 2020MicroGraam is a peer-to-peer lending platform that empowers rural entrepreneurs with access to loans from socially minded investors; it was...
13 Apr, 2015, 11.37 PM IST
MicroGraam inks partnership with crowd funding platform for social good Kiva.orgMicrolending platform MicroGraam now expects over 15,000 borrowers in India & will be crowd-funded by Kiva lenders over the course of this ...
25 Nov, 2014, 03.04 PM IST
Online micro-lender MicroGraam in talks to raise fresh capitalThe company expects to raise around Rs 2 cr of fresh capital and is in talks with global social investment firms, including Unitus Seed Fun...
31 Dec, 2013, 06.20 AM IST
Infosys' Balakrishnan to be MicroGraam chairmanBala, along with other others, has floated a Rs 125-crore fund called Exfinity Fund to back technology entrepreneurs.
23 Dec, 2013, 03.19 PM IST
- Microfinance companies like MicroGraam and Rang De take over industry with low cost loans
A new breed of micro lenders are quietly challenging the conventional norms of the industry with an internet-based funding model and low-co...
12 Jul, 2012, 04.09 AM IST
Crowd sourcing: Companies tapping this via Internet to solve business problemsThe public is a fount of resources, skills and ideas. More and more companies are tapping this via the Internet to solve business problems....
24 Jan, 2012, 09.28 AM IST