Arohan Financial plans to file for IPO within a monthMicrofinance firm Arohan Financial Services is preparing to file for a ₹1,400-crore IPO within a month, aiming for a ₹600 crore primary iss...
17 Apr, 2026, 06.48 AM IST
Arohan Financial Services in final lap to file DRHP for Rs 1400 crore IPOArohan Financial Services plans a Rs 1,400 crore IPO, combining fresh issue and OFS, amid improving microfinance sector conditions. With be...
16 Apr, 2026, 09.05 PM IST
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
Lenders' fields may yield less as collections wilt in summer"Collections fell by about two percentage points last summer, and we expect a similar dip this year," said the head of a non-bank lender, w...
08 Apr, 2026, 12.58 AM IST
Govt may cap lending rates to MFIs under guarantee schemeThe finance ministry is set to direct banks to cap lending rates at 2% above MCLR for microfinance companies under a new credit guarantee s...
16 Mar, 2026, 06.03 AM IST
Spandana Sphoorty to launch Rs 400 crore rights issue at steep discountSpandana Sphoorty Financial will open a ₹400 crore rights issue on August 1 at ₹230 per share—nearly 25% below market price—to address asse...
18 Jul, 2025, 08.30 PM IST
Spandana Sphoorty Financial plans Rs 750-crore capital raise with Kedaara Capital's equity infusionSpandana Sphoorty Financial is considering a rights issue, potentially with Kedaara Capital's participation, to raise Rs 750 crore and bols...
19 Jun, 2025, 05.53 AM IST
Microfin in major crisis with near-2x NPA surge; Joint-liability lending model on shaky groundIndia's microfinance sector is facing a severe crisis as delinquency rates have surged, with gross NPAs reaching 16% in FY25. This rise has...
30 Apr, 2025, 09.05 AM IST
IDFC First Bank Q3 Results: PAT falls 53% YoY on account of higher provisionsProvisions for the quarter stood at Rs 1,338 crore as compared with Rs 655 crore in the year-ago quarter, driven by the higher slippages in...
25 Jan, 2025, 05.55 PM IST
Difficult to lower interest rates below 20% without access to cheaper funds: MFI headsMicrofinance institution heads state that lowering interest rates is difficult without cheaper funding sources, emphasizing the need for a ...
10 Jan, 2025, 08.24 PM IST
Stress in microfinance sector doubles in April to September 2024: RBIAsset quality stress in the microfinance sector doubled from April to September 2024, with loans overdue increasing from 2.15% to 4.30%. Bo...
30 Dec, 2024, 05.49 PM IST
Microfinance sector to stabilise by Q4 amidst current challenges & new regulationsThe microfinance sector is expected to stabilize by the end of the third quarter, with improvements anticipated from the fourth quarter onw...
05 Sep, 2024, 07.31 PM IST
NPAs to reduce in Q4, industry loss to be restricted to 5-6% of total microfinance loans, says Bandhan Bank MD Chandra Shekhar GhoshIn an exclusive interview with ET’s Atmadip Ray, Ghosh said that with improving loan recovery, the bank’s profitability would increase beca...
30 Mar, 2022, 07.20 PM IST
"Very welcome step": MFIN chief hails FM's latest sops for small borrowers"NBFCs and MFIs play a very vital role in pushing inclusion of low-income clients. They need to be supported. Bankers are understandably ri...
29 Jun, 2021, 11.10 AM IST
RBI calls bankers meet on Saturday to discuss moratoriumThe banking regulator has also called a separate meeting with leading NBFCs and microfinance firms along with their industry organisations,...
01 May, 2020, 11.35 PM IST
Assam government to frame detailed guidelines for MFI operations: Himanta Biswa Sarma“Micro-Finance Institutions have played a significant role in promoting financial inclusion in Assam over the past few years - especially i...
06 Mar, 2020, 11.15 PM IST