Microfinance firm Arohan Financial Services is preparing to file for a ₹1,400-crore IPO within a month, aiming for a ₹600 crore primary iss...

Arohan Financial Services plans a Rs 1,400 crore IPO, combining fresh issue and OFS, amid improving microfinance sector conditions. With be...

In a recent advisory, Sa-Dhan, a key player in the microfinance arena, underscores the necessity of upholding lending standards for financi...

Sa-Dhan, a microfinance self-regulator, recommends maintaining lending guardrails for bottom-of-the-pyramid customers. These rules aim to p...

"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...

The finance ministry is set to direct banks to cap lending rates at 2% above MCLR for microfinance companies under a new credit guarantee s...

Spandana Sphoorty Financial will open a ₹400 crore rights issue on August 1 at ₹230 per share—nearly 25% below market price—to address asse...

Spandana Sphoorty Financial is considering a rights issue, potentially with Kedaara Capital's participation, to raise Rs 750 crore and bols...

India's microfinance sector is facing a severe crisis as delinquency rates have surged, with gross NPAs reaching 16% in FY25. This rise has...

Provisions 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...

Microfinance institution heads state that lowering interest rates is difficult without cheaper funding sources, emphasizing the need for a ...

Asset quality stress in the microfinance sector doubled from April to September 2024, with loans overdue increasing from 2.15% to 4.30%. Bo...

The microfinance sector is expected to stabilize by the end of the third quarter, with improvements anticipated from the fourth quarter onw...

In an exclusive interview with ET’s Atmadip Ray, Ghosh said that with improving loan recovery, the bank’s profitability would increase beca...

"NBFCs and MFIs play a very vital role in pushing inclusion of low-income clients. They need to be supported. Bankers are understandably ri...

The banking regulator has also called a separate meeting with leading NBFCs and microfinance firms along with their industry organisations,...

“Micro-Finance Institutions have played a significant role in promoting financial inclusion in Assam over the past few years - especially i...