Commercial microfinance in India is a subprime credit industry that lends to over 35 million working-class women at interest rates of 20 to 26 percent. In the last decade, the industry has seen ...

Banks have turned cautious on microfinance after months of stress. The ₹20,000 crore guarantee seeks to de-risk lending and ...

Small loans help rural women boost their incomes Loan sharks traditionally dominate village credit markets Microfinance, financial literacy fight informal lenders NARELA, India, Dec 7 (Thomson Reuters ...

Average ticket sizes across the microfinance industry are also increasing, with share of loans above Rs 75,000 now at 38 per ...

Microfinance loans have emerged as a powerful tool for empowering rural women in India, providing them with the financial ...

Juan Gonzalez (COL ’15) spent an enlightening semester in India working with microfinance. Not many people consider the slums of Pune, India, to be their desired study-abroad destination. But College ...

AI Quick Read The Economic Survey said on Thursday that prioritising metrics which track household well-being over indicators of scale, such as the number of borrowers and total loans will strengthen ...

Svatantra Microfin Pvt Ltd has merged with Chaitanya India Fin Credit and Svatantra Holding following NCLT approval, becoming ...

New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): The microfinance sector in the country is expected to register growth over FY26-28E, driven by selective customer additions, higher ticket sizes, and incremental ...

Avoiding the risk of new borrowers has not reduced the risk of defaults. Yet, the goal of microfinance is to ensure more ...

HOUSTON, March 7, 2022 – In partnership with the India Studies program at the University of Houston, Asia Society Texas welcomed three experts to discuss the microfinance industry in urban India, ...