RBL Bank raises its stake in Swadhaar FinServe to 100%Swadhaar is a business correspondence that works exclusively for RBL Bank.
RBL Bank ups Swadhaar Finserve stake to 60%, holds rights to take it to 100%Swadhaar is now a subsidiary of the bank and increasing the stake is in line with its vision.
Marquee investors exit from Indian microfinance companiesAccording to IFMR Capital, the NBFCMFIs have raised equities worth Rs 2,300 crore in the past few months.
RBI to soon launch financial literacy drive in 9 statesSix NGOs registered with the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund have been selected to execute the pilot project in collaboration with b...
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation plans an incubatorThe incubator will look at earlystage companies that offer financial inclusion, digital empowerment, job creation and services in other suc...
NBFC Aye Finance raises Rs 20 crore in new round of fundingAye has raised Rs 20 crore from existing backers, venture and growth capital investor SAIF Partners and financial inclusion-focused firm Ac...
Results of Connected Women partnership with Airtel, Vodafone, Uninor encouraging: GSMAAccording to GSMA, the initial results suggested that greater access to mobile helps rural womenfolk progress.
- Frontier Investments to set up fund for emerging economies
Frontier Investments is in the final stages of setting up its first fund focused on emerging economies, with India as a priority market.
- Frontier Investments to set up fund for emerging economies
Frontier Investments Group is in the final stages of setting up its first fund focussed on emerging economies, with India as a priority mar...
- Accion International launches $10 million investment vehicle, Venture Lab
Accion International has launched its $10 million investment vehicle, Venture Lab, which is focused on providing seed capital to organisati...
- SKS Microfinance mops up Rs 366 cr
SKS Microfinance on Monday announced that it has raised $75 million (Rs 366 crore) from a host of investors including Sandstone Capital, SK...
- SKS Micro-finance raises Rs 366 crore
Sources close to the development said the list of investors include Kismat Capital, SBD India Capital, and Standstone Partners.
- Banks’ no-frills move is a win-win for all
What began out of compulsion a year ago is now slowly turning out to be a viable business proposition for most banks.