DSP Mutual Fund’s Preethi R S remains constructive on India’s financial sector, favouring lenders with strong deposit franchises, disciplin...

Muthoot Microfin reported a more than 13-fold rise in Q1 net profit to Rs 81 crore, driven by 49% higher loan disbursements, lower credit c...

India's microfinance sector contracted in the first quarter after a previous rebound. Uneven monsoon progress weighed on rural demand and l...

In an interaction with Kshitij Anand of ETMarkets for Smart Talk series, Seth explains why the steady shift from physical assets to financi...

Utkarsh Small Finance Bank reported a net loss of Rs 34 crore for the June quarter, marking its fifth consecutive quarterly loss, as elevat...

Equitas Small Finance Bank posted a first-quarter net profit of Rs 184 crore against a year-ago loss, aided by sharply lower provisions. Th...

Market mood rarely turns all at once. It turns in stages. And India's mood might have just entered the first of them: Because of a commodit...

Our credit cost was 2.13% of loans including the microfinance portfolio, against a guidance of 2.10%. This year, encouraged by seeing our c...

CreditAccess Grameen reported an eight-fold increase in profits during the first quarter, driven by improved ground-level repayment rates a...

When will the US-Iran war end? No one can answer that with any certainty. But whenever it ends, the probability is that volatility will con...

Whether in business or the stock market, be ready for volatility. In today’s world, it can come for any reason and from anywhere. Also be r...

It may take a while for clarity to emerge in the Gulf region. In the meantime, focus on fundamentals and how they pan out in the next coupl...

A weak monsoon poses risks to India's rural economy and farm incomes. Sectors like agriculture and microfinance face significant challenges...

Non-banking finance companies are poised for a strong April-June quarter, with analysts predicting a 20% rise in assets under management. T...

Icra downgraded Utkarsh Small Finance Bank's debt ratings, citing elevated bad loans, weak earnings and rising stress in its microfinance p...

Microfinance institutions are poised for significant growth, with assets under management expected to surge by 20% in FY27. This accelerati...

Microfinance loans saw their first increase in over a year during the January-March 2026 quarter, despite a continued drop in borrower numb...