Small finance banks make it big on micro revivalSmall finance banks in India have concluded fiscal year 2026 with robust business growth. These lenders experienced higher-than-average loa...
06 Apr, 2026, 12.56 AM IST
Real-time checks to improve discipline in credit cycleLenders will now report to credit bureaus weekly, a shift from fortnightly, enhancing real-time borrower risk assessment. This move is expe...
01 Apr, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
Microfinance lenders now give bigger loans to existing borrowersIndia's microfinance sector is seeing a significant shift. Lenders are now offering larger loans to existing customers with good repayment ...
17 Mar, 2026, 06.07 AM IST
At bottom of the pyramid, 21 million small borrowers have dropped outTwenty-one million small borrowers exited formal finance. Lenders stopped new loans to those with overdue payments after a microfinance cri...
17 Mar, 2026, 12.54 AM IST
Mswipe develops MSME score for risk based creditThe new tool will make assessment of MSME creditworthiness easier and provide the opportunity to differentiate risks thereby opening possib...
09 Jun, 2021, 01.38 PM IST
Equifax Analytics ties up with AccountScoreThe partnership will provide a full range of products and services to prospective users like banks, NBFCs and financial institutions in Ind...
08 Apr, 2019, 05.57 PM IST
Indian software engineering manager charged with insider trading in USThe SEC said Bonthu committed securities fraud by engaging in illegal insider trading in the securities of information solutions and human ...
29 Jun, 2018, 11.13 AM IST
Have you applied for your free credit report?Starting January 1, 2017, every individual is entitled to a free credit report, along with the credit score. Here’s how you can get one.
11 Jan, 2017, 11.05 AM IST
PSU banks lent nearly double of private banks in Q1 of 2016Within the total secured portfolio, mortgage, auto and gold loans accounted for 51% of the total receivables, as per Equifax India Consumer...
07 Nov, 2016, 03.01 PM IST
CreditMantri ties up with Equifax for instant credit scoreThey have over 29 lenders on their platform and offers products and services to users across credit profiles, credit products made availabl...
02 Jun, 2016, 12.36 PM IST
Equifax India completes acquisition of NettpositiveEquifax India had acquired a majority interest in the company in 2012, and has finished picking up the residual stake now, the company said...
19 Nov, 2014, 07.12 PM IST
Equifax India launches a new product for multiple data collectionThe solution is custom-created for the India marketplace and serves as router that connects the lender’s loan processing systems directly w...
27 Feb, 2014, 03.42 PM IST
Equifax partners with IFC for MFU credit scoreCredit information company Equifax India today said it has partnered with IFC, a World Bank group member, to offer micro-finance risk score...
09 Dec, 2013, 05.13 PM IST
Credit bureaus help Microfinance institutions bring down loan defaultsMFIs have been able to bring down the rate of loan defaults three years after an Andhra Pradesh crackdown led to a crisis in the industry.
02 Dec, 2013, 05.07 AM IST
SBI to invest in Equifax Credit Information ServicesCredit information companies share data and credit score of users of credit cards and borrowers with banks to help them understand risk and...
27 Oct, 2013, 04.17 PM IST
US-based Equifax acquires Bangalore-based data analytics startup NettPositiveUS-based consumer credit reporting agency has acquired 51% stake in Bangalore-based data analytics and business intelligence startup NettPo...
05 Dec, 2012, 08.37 PM IST
- Tata Capital in 3-way tie-up with Crisil, Equifax for credit info co
Tata Capital has reached a preliminary understanding with the US-based credit information solutions company Equifax and Indian ratings, res...
06 Feb, 2008, 12.12 AM IST