A new committee will examine public sector banks' capital needs. India aims to boost its corporate bond market, allowing more companies acc...

Amidst global market jitters, Elixir Equities' Dipan Mehta advises investors to exercise patience, resisting drastic portfolio changes. He ...

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

Indian companies showed strong financial health in 2025-26. Rating upgrades outnumbered downgrades, indicating robust balance sheets and st...

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

If you are confused by personal finance terms, jargon and calculations, here’s a series to simplify and deconstruct these for you. In the 9...

Several microfinance lenders in India have reduced their lending rates in recent months following regulatory scrutiny from the Reserve Bank...

Muthoot Microfin is lowering its lending rates for the third time this year, benefiting borrowers with a quarter-percentage point reduction...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has requested banks and NBFCs to provide borrowers from retail and micro and small enterprises with a key f...

According to the norms, the process of underwriting loans will be carried out on an analysis of risk, and in line with the same, a risk pre...

Axis Bank is looking to strengthen its reach in the rural areas and acquiring a microfinance lender with greater range in rural areas is se...

In terms of numbers, the FII count jumped to 91 at the end of September quarter this year from 75 in the preceding three-month period.

The real threat to microfinance is from politicians who instigate loan defaults, promising an inevitable waiver.

Private equity firms that plowed an estimated $565 million into India’s microfinance industry since 2006 may struggle to recoup their inves...

A cap is not the answer to lower interest rates. It will only dampen the supply of microfinance and force the poor to turn to money lenders.

Earlier this year, the RBI had told banks to make sure that loans they advance to MFIs are on-lent at rates prescribed by the Reserve Bank ...

Infosys co-founder & mentor NR Narayana Murthy’s maiden investment as a venture capitalist is set to treble in value. In January this year,...