VFS Global relocates visa application centres to a new address in DelhiVFS Global is relocating its Schengen Joint Visa Application Centres in New Delhi to a new address at 27 KG Marg, effective January 12, 202...
14 Jan, 2026, 12.40 PM IST
Capital crunch, poor asset quality topple small microfinance institutionsSeveral Indian microfinance companies are defaulting on bank loans due to asset quality stress and funding crunches, threatening the surviv...
19 Nov, 2025, 04.30 AM IST
Bulgaria long-term visa applications in India to start from November 1Bulgarian long-term visa applications will be accepted at VFS Global centres in six Indian cities from November 1, 2025. This initiative by...
29 Oct, 2025, 12.21 PM IST
VFS Capital withdraws application for small finance bank licence, says RBIKolkata-based VFS Capital Ltd has withdrawn its application for a small finance bank license. The Reserve Bank of India had announced recei...
27 Oct, 2025, 07.48 PM IST
Former RBI deputy guv Jain to chair panel to evaluate bank licence applicationsThe Reserve Bank of India has formed a new external committee, led by former deputy governor MK Jain, to evaluate applications for universa...
20 Jan, 2025, 08.34 PM IST
Microfinance company VFS Capital applies for small finance bank licenceVFS Capital, a veteran microfinance company in India, has filed for a small finance bank licence for the second time after a previous rejec...
01 Jan, 2025, 09.11 PM IST
Cyclone Michaung: US Consulate in Chennai shut, all appointments cancelled for second dayCyclone Michaung has already disrupted normal life in Tamil Nadu, particularly impacting Chennai. The state capital witnessed heavy rainfal...
05 Dec, 2023, 12.37 PM IST
Cyclone Michaung: US Consulate in Chennai cancels all visa appointments; VFS Global shares advisory"Cyclone Michaung is expected to bring very heavy rainfall and strong winds to the northern coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai,...
04 Dec, 2023, 12.41 PM IST
Visa for Netherlands, Austria, now from LucknowThis new service allows individuals from Lucknow and surrounding regions to apply for visas without the need to travel to Delhi, which was ...
06 Jul, 2023, 01.33 PM IST
Visa applications from Delhi reach 80% of pre-pandemic levels"We witnessed unprecedented demand from India in 2022 which led to an extended peak outbound travel season with steady volumes witnessed un...
23 Mar, 2023, 05.57 PM IST
NBFCs should diversify risks across sectors: Former SBI chairmanRajnish Kumar said the NBFCs will have to maintain capital adequacy norms, introduce core banking solutions and make adequate disclosures b...
25 Jun, 2022, 03.51 PM IST
VFS Capital plans to expand portfolio to Rs 1500 crore, expand branch networkMD & CEO of VFS Capital Kuldip Maity said at an event in Kolkata on Friday night that the NBFC-MFI has 247 branches at present, and added t...
25 Jun, 2022, 02.44 PM IST
Bengal's average loan outstanding per borrower highest among top ten states: Microfinance industry bodyThe number of loans disbursed also saw an increase during the financial year 2021-22, indicting a continued growth of the microfinance port...
16 Jun, 2022, 06.52 PM IST
View: Govt must recognise the strategic importance of tech industry through policyIndian VFs have to pay GST on their cost of running the fund, because GoI defines ‘fund management’ as a service. It’s like saying a CEO is...
04 Mar, 2020, 11.11 PM IST
Village Financial Services: Market-based impact lending for the underserved, unbankedConsidering the constraints of the banking sector in serving the poor, a funding platform setup in 1980s is helping rural entrepreneurs in ...
23 Apr, 2019, 11.31 AM IST
Take a look at the top ten nations based on their Visa-Free scoreHere are the top 10 nations according to the Arton Capital’s Passport Index 2016, ranked on their Visa-Free Score (VFS):
25 Sep, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
- MFI's to play a significant role in credit delivery to the poor
If the RBI governor's remarks are any indication, MFIs here are going to play an significant role in credit delivery to the poor in the reg...
01 Feb, 2010, 07.56 PM IST