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Those willing to look beyond the fog of war: 5 large-caps from different sectors with upside potential of up to 28%The news mix could not be more confusing. On the one hand, the US House voted to halt Trump’s Iran war, and Israel and Lebanon again agreed...
RBI’s Swaminathan warns banks on rising risks beyond balance sheetsIndian banks face a new era of resilience. RBI Deputy Governor Swaminathan J highlighted the need to manage complex uncertainties from geop...
Bernstein says Aadhar Housing, Home First, other housing stocks can rally up to 34%. Here are 3 reasons whyBernstein sees a significant rally potential of up to 34% in affordable housing finance stocks like Home First Finance and Aptus Value Hous...
IT sector a contrarian opportunity at current valuations: Aditya ShahAditya Shah of Hercules Advisors identifies power, banking, chemicals, and real estate as promising sectors for long-term growth amidst glo...
Born out of microfinance, Bandhan Bank now bets big on AI and digital bankingAs Bandhan Bank accelerates its transition from a microfinance-led institution into a universal bank, Executive Director & COO Ratan Kumar ...
Women borrowers hold Rs 76 lakh crore credit portfolio: ReportThe Aayog, in the report titled 'From Borrowers to Builders: Women and India's Evolving Credit Market', said that between December 2017 and...
Svatantra Microfin acquires Chaitanya India Fin; becomes 2nd largest NBFC-MFISvatantra Microfin has successfully merged with Chaitanya India Fin Credit and Svatantra Holding, solidifying its position as India's secon...
Enabling sustainable and inclusive growth: Standard Chartered’s strategic commitment to India’s ambitious agendaStandard Chartered has mobilised over USD1 billion for India's microfinance and NBFC sectors. P.D. Singh, CEO for India and South Asia, exp...
Piyush Goyal meets Zepto CEO Aadit Palicha, discusses skilling, innovation and supply chainsTaking to the social media platform X, Goyal shared details of the meeting, highlighting discussions around youth and entrepreneurship. "A ...
Arohan Financial Services eyes 20 pc growth in outstanding loan portfolioArohan Financial Services anticipates a 20 percent growth in its loan portfolio this fiscal year. Last year, their portfolio stood at Rs 6,...
Gold loans turn microfinance companies' best bet amid fears about the unsecuredMicrofinance companies in India are increasingly turning to gold loans to diversify their portfolios and reduce risk, spurred by relaxed RB...
Budget impact: Grameen Credit Score likely to restore credit discipline in microfinance, say expertsMicrofinance leaders anticipate the implementation of a new Grameen credit score framework to restore lending discipline following a declin...
Amid surge in MFI defaults, small borrowers binge on debtThe number of borrowers taking loans from three or more lenders was 11 million, or 13% of the total microfinance borrower base of 85 millio...
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,"...
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...
Jagaran Microfin raises Rs 22 crore from BlueOrchard Finance through NCD issuanceThe funding was raised through the issuance of non-convertible debentures that were subscribed to by BlueOrchard from its Microfinance Init...
How shadow banks can be the shining light for India’s entrepreneurial ecosystemThe benefits of the combination of microfinance institutions and fintech are multifarious, especially for the SME sector.
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...
Smaller MFIs breaking shackles to chase bigger dreamsOverseas investors have been more keen to put their monies in Indian microfinance story but local players are now getting into the groove a...
Why domestic investors are missing from the startup banter'I think there are regulatory issues. Domestic private equity was not allowed to invest in NBFCs. The other issue is that domestic investor...