Guardrails for MFIs need to continueIn a recent advisory, Sa-Dhan, a key player in the microfinance arena, underscores the necessity of upholding lending standards for financi...
11 Apr, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
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 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
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
MFIs should not throw caution to wind for higher asset growth, returns: RBI DG Rao"Any slip-up through adverse action of MFIs may undo the tremendous progress achieved over the decades and the sector can ill afford to do ...
27 Oct, 2021, 02.01 PM IST
Microfinance firms can play role in financial inclusion: RBIMicrofinance companies can play a vital role in providing financial services in remote areas, the Reserve Bank of India said today.
04 Aug, 2015, 08.54 PM IST
As rural India splurges, young companies step in to connect the last mileIn India, semi-urban and rural areas are seen as drivers of growth for manufacturers, but cost of marketing and logistics has always been a...
08 Nov, 2014, 11.13 AM IST
- Incofin Investment Management invests Rs 13.6 crore in Annapurna Microfinance
Incofin Investment Management has invested Rs 13 crore in Orissa-based Annapurna Microfinance Pvt. Ltd (AMPL), the Belgian investment firm ...
29 Jun, 2012, 07.10 PM IST
- Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project wins Green Oscars
An Indian microfinance organisation has won two Green Oscars for helping poor people invest in renewable energy projects.
31 May, 2012, 07.48 PM IST
- Microfinance to get a regulator in NABARD
The finance ministry could move a bill in the winter session that will make Nabard regulator of all non-profit microfinance institutions.
25 Oct, 2010, 12.19 AM IST
- SKS Microfinance set to raise capital by Rs 130 cr
Blue chip microfinance lender SKS Microfinance is likely to induct a new investor next year to raise capital to meet its expansion plans. I...
13 Jun, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Yes Bank to add 5,000 customers under micro-finance in 2008
New-age lender, Yes Bank, is set to ramp up its micro-finance operations by adding over 5,000 individual customers under its urban-micro fi...
05 Jun, 2008, 04.10 PM IST
Only profitability model can bring in right capitalWe can’t get enough capital needed by MFIs to reach out to the poor from social investors who are happy with the no-profit, no-loss model, ...
24 Dec, 2007, 07.03 AM IST
- Two Rs 500-cr funds to ensure credit flows to poor
The government on Tuesday said it will set up two funds, each of Rs 500 crore, to ensure easy credit availability to the poor. I
10 Oct, 2007, 01.55 AM IST
- Govt to set up 2 funds on microfinance
The government on Tuesday said it will set up two funds of Rs 500 crore each to facilitate easy credit availability to the poor.
09 Oct, 2007, 01.14 PM IST
- SKS rules out reduction of interest rates
SKS Microfinance Private Limited on Wednesday categorically ruled out reduction of interest rate on the loans it provides to rural poor, as...
09 May, 2007, 07.20 PM IST
- Muthoot Fincorp partners WWB for microfinance play
South India’s leading NBFC, Muthoot Fincorp, is re-orienting itself as a microfinance entity in a strategic partnership with Women’s World ...
10 Feb, 2007, 02.46 AM IST