You may have heard of microfinance, but what it actually is and what the popular perception of what it is are often two different things. Microfinance began in 1974 when Muhammad Yunus started Grameen ...

Those are some of the findings from research conducted for the 2021-2022 60 Decibels Microfinance Index, aimed at assessing the effectiveness of microfinance practices—by talking to customers. Based ...

Meaning of micro loan How to apply for micro loan. Best micro loan, interest rates, features and benefits. Editorial Note: This content has been independently collected by the Forbes Advisor team and ...

Research commissioned by the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) and carried out by the M-CRIL ratings agency signals a retreat from the claim that there is a verifiable connection between ...

Standard Chartered and the International Finance Corporation have joined forces to launch the first-ever issuance of credit-linked notes backed by loans to microfinance institutions (MFIs) in ...

Companies such as 60 Decibels, which provide marketing services to microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the form of research, are in a tricky position as they seek to defend loans made with the aim of ...

Indian lenders are bracing for another wave of defaults in their microfinance portfolios in the second half of the fiscal year after the banking regulator recently further tightened rules for such ...

Private sector lender IndusInd Bank is currently facing scrutiny over its microfinance loan portfolio, with a focus on loans approximating Rs 6,000-7,000 crore. These loans are under the lens for ...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) wants microfinance lenders to price loans reasonably, reflecting cost, risk, and efficiency improvements,and not take undue advantage of the borrower’s ...