In what can bring some cheer to the industry battling a host of challenges on asset quality for over a year, assets unpaid for over 30 days...

Muthoot Microfin defied industry decline, growing assets by over 13%. The company improved its loan repayment rates and reduced bad loans. ...

India's microfinance sector shows a strong rebound. The loan portfolio expanded significantly in the March quarter. This marks a recovery a...

Bandhan Bank is showing signs of recovery, with its Managing Director and CEO highlighting a repaired balance sheet and cautious optimism f...

The microfinance sector has turned a corner, showing growth in the January-March period. This follows a period of contraction and write-off...

IDFC First Bank announced its financial results for the March quarter of FY26. The bank's standalone net profit saw a 5% increase compared ...

India faces a strong El Niño, threatening below-normal rainfall and impacting agriculture. While rural-linked sectors like two-wheelers and...

Women borrowers have seen a significant five-fold increase in credit access, reaching Rs 76 lakh crore by 2025. This represents 26% of all ...

CreditAccess Grameen shares surged after reporting strong FY26 disbursement growth and robust Q4 performance. The company posted steady por...

Indian stock markets are presenting new chances for investors. Financial and IT sectors are looking attractive. Microfinance is seen as a t...

Banks' credit growth is projected to slightly slow to 13% in FY27, with a potential 0.20% rise in bad loans to 2.5% by March 2027, accordin...

A new credit guarantee scheme aims to boost lending to microfinance firms. However, banks remain cautious. They will prioritize financially...

The government has announced an ambitious Rs 20,000 crore credit guarantee scheme targeting microfinance institutions, a lifeline for those...

India's microfinance sector is seeing a significant shift. Lenders are now offering larger loans to existing customers with good repayment ...

The microfinance sector is consolidating after a period of stress. Private banks and NBFC-MFIs have increased their lending portfolios. Whi...

The microfinance industry contracted in Q2 FY25 with delinquency rates on loans rising to 4.3 per cent in September 2024. Borrowers with mu...

Microfinance Industry disbursed loans worth Rs 66,681 crore during July-Sept 2021 quarter registering a robust Y-o-Y growth of 96% by value...