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Fintechs capture 57% share of small personal loans as stress mounts: RBI reportFintech lenders now dominate India's small personal loan market, holding over half of loans under Rs 50,000 by March 2026. This rapid expan...
Kunal Shah named WhatsApp global CEO as Meta takes $900 million stake in CredMeta enters the cap table of fintech co-valued at $4.5 billion post-money; Miten Sampat is interim CEO. The funding comprises about $400 mi...
Fuelled by lending boom, DPDzero bets big on AI-led debt recoveryAs India’s unsecured lending boom accelerates, collections are emerging as the next major battleground for fintechs and lenders.
For both the compulsive trader and careful investor: 25 stocks to watch if risk appetite returns; some with upside potential, some notIf the price of crude oil softens, Indian equities may again see a risk-on phase. Tariff concerns are no longer the central issue; the larg...
Microfinance sector returns to growth after 11 quarters of contraction, loan portfolio rises 5.3%The microfinance sector has turned a corner, showing growth in the January-March period. This follows a period of contraction and write-off...
Digital lenders put small business on watch listDigital lenders are becoming cautious about loans to small businesses like restaurants and petrol pumps. This move follows disruptions in W...
MobiKwik shares jump 12% after RBI nod for NBFC licence to launch lending armShares of One MobiKwik Systems surged 12% on Monday after receiving the Reserve Bank of India's approval for an NBFC licence, enabling it t...
Mobikwik gets central bank nod for non-banking financial company licenceFintech firm One MobiKwik Systems has secured approval from the Reserve Bank of India for a non-banking financial company (NBFC) license. T...
How secured loans can open new doors to credit-based growth for MSMEsSecured loans offer MSMEs a pathway into the formal credit system, eliminating the need for years of audited financials or a long operation...
ETtech Explainer: Why are fintechs and VC going chasing secured loans?Investor interest is shifting away from unsecured lending platforms to secured platforms. This has led to more fintech startups moving towa...
Listed fintechs feel the pinch of lenders going slow on unsecured lendingA slowdown in unsecured loan disbursals by banks and NBFCs has hit fintech firms like Paytm, MobiKwik, and Paisabazaar. These companies are...
Fintechs parse end use of personal loansKey players in this sector include LendingKart, Axio, Fibe, KreditBee, TruBalance, Vivifi, and others. This shift follows a regulatory push...
Lending winter is sending chills to listed fintech companiesThe slowdown in unsecured consumer loans is affecting fintechs like Paytm, MobiKwik, and Paisabazaar, with significant drops in loan disbur...
As RBI frowns, fintechs pivot to secured loansFacing tighter regulations on unsecured lending, digital lenders in India are shifting towards secured options like property and business l...
Why RBI's disproportionate action against fintechs may be bad for business and investor sentiment?In a situation where financial liabilities of citizens have grown from 3.8% to 5.8% of GDP between 2021 and 2023, is it not reasonable to e...
MSME fintechs steal show as consumer lending loses fizzAll these years, digital lending has been mostly synonymous with unsecured consumer credit. But that is slowly changing. Business-focused f...
Pioneering change: Evolving products and technology in the time of regulatory shifts within financial servicesAs regulatory changes take root, the financial services industry in India stands at the crossroads of challenge and opportunity. The impera...
Unsecured loans in focus, fintechs see NBFC credit taps drying upLarge NBFCs like Aditya Birla Finance and Poonawalla Fincorp have informed the fintech startups they do business with that they will no lon...
Fintech lenders may face the brunt of RBI’s tightening of capital norms for unsecured lendingGiven that fintechs have mostly focussed on disrupting unsecured personal loans, consumer durable loans, credit cards and gold loans throug...
Lenders disbursing more unsecured loansA total of Rs 3.29 lakh crore worth of personal, unsecured loans were disbursed by regulated lenders.