Sa-Dhan backs continued microfinance guardrails, suggests RBI steering panelSa-Dhan, a microfinance self-regulator, recommends maintaining lending guardrails for bottom-of-the-pyramid customers. These rules aim to p...
10 Apr, 2026, 08.10 PM IST
Microfinance sector may face asset quality, profitability pressure beyond FY26: Sa-DhanMicrofinance firms may see ongoing challenges with loan quality and profits even after FY26. A rebound in growth depends on securing suffic...
10 Oct, 2025, 09.02 PM IST
Microfinance sector introduces new grievance redressal tools for customer protectionSa-Dhan, the RBI-recognized SRO, has launched a toll-free grievance helpline and a comprehensive Client Grievance Redressal Mechanism (CGRM...
18 Jun, 2025, 07.33 PM IST
New microfinance guardrails from June 1 while Tamil Nadu plans to regulate recovery operationsSa-Dhan has tightened microfinance regulations amid rising asset quality concerns, particularly with potential disruptions in Tamil Nadu du...
28 Apr, 2025, 02.10 PM IST
Sa-Dhan joins hands with IIBF to develop a certification course in microfinance sectorSa-Dhan has partnered with the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF) to create a certification course for job seekers in the microfi...
28 Nov, 2024, 03.29 PM IST
Heatwave, elections caused a sequential squeeze in India's microfinance sectorFunding constraints and over-heating of credit in some geographies have also dented the growth momentum, microfinance industry association ...
27 Aug, 2024, 02.38 PM IST
Microfinance industry body wants members to explore underserved marketIndia's microfinance sector is highly concentrated, with the top 10 states representing 85% of the market, leaving many districts and villa...
01 Apr, 2024, 10.18 PM IST
NBFC-MFIs group overtakes banks in microfinance lendingThe portfolio size of NBFC-MFIs has grown nearly 7% quarter-on-quarter to Rs 101678 crore at the end of September, which is 37.53% of the t...
14 Dec, 2022, 06.30 AM 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
Jiji Mammen joins Sa-Dhan following sudden demise of P Satish, HP Singh elected as chairmanSa-Dhan has appointed Jiji Mammen as its executive director & chief executive. Mammen took over the charge from June 17 as the position bec...
17 Jun, 2022, 07.20 PM IST
Acute stress building up in microfinance portfolios in WB, Maha, PunjabThe department of financial services (DFS) has recently called upon the two microfinance industry organisations - Sa-Dhan and Microfinance ...
12 Apr, 2021, 07.39 PM IST
Microfinance industry sees 31% rise in loan portfolio at Rs 2.36 lakh crore in FY20: ReportAccording to Sa-Dhan's 'Bharat Microfinance Report 2020', the industry's loan portfolio outstanding as on March 31, 2020, had stood at Rs 2...
09 Nov, 2020, 10.26 PM IST
Do away with GST on services by microfinance companies: Industry's Budget wish-listHighlighting the key demands, Sa-Dhan Executive Director P Satish said, "MFIs (microfinance institutions) offer different services to the m...
09 Jan, 2020, 10.08 PM IST
Microfinance to double lending in 5 years: Muhammad YunusThe industry grew at over 40% in FY2019 with its loan portfolio reaching Rs 178,552 crore at the end of March 2019, according to the Sa-Dha...
17 Sep, 2019, 06.54 AM IST
Micro lenders staring at Rs 3,000 crore loss due to demonetisationThe finding was part of the Bharat Microfinance Report 2017, released by Sa-Dhan Wednesday.
13 Sep, 2017, 06.29 PM IST
- Citi Foundation launches $11.2 million International Microfinance Program
The Citi Foundation on Thursday announced a three-year $11.2 million international grant program to advance the integration of micro-financ...
20 Mar, 2008, 01.35 PM IST