The internal watchdog of the International Finance Corp. found that the lenders pressured borrowers to keep paying back loans ...

Tiny loans to poor people were seen as a path to prosperity, but they haven’t improved most borrowers’ economic situation.

India's microfinance sector is recovering as defaults fall, loan sizes rise, and government guarantees extend to boost ...

For millions of people without access to traditional banking, the internet is a lot more than a place to share the latest family photos. It’s an opportunity to tell their stories and gain access to ...

Dhaka—In August, Bangladeshi police broke up a ring of human organ dealers operating in Joypurhat, a district in the north of the country. Investigators say that three local “brokers” preyed on a ...

Microfinance may be one of the world’s most powerful new solutions to poverty, as well as to the wars, diseases, and suffering that poverty ignites. If it works. Supporters of microfinance contend ...

The CGSMFI 2.0 scheme revitalizes microfinance by providing crucial funding support for financial inclusion and lender confidence.

Credit risk management platform Recordent rolls out an MFI Credit Registry in collaboration with Sa-Dhan to enhance ...

The POS of the microfinance sector declined to ₹2,77,053 crore as at March-end 2026 from ₹3,35,060 crore as at March-end 2025 ...

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India's microfinance sector is seeing early revival signs as lenders prioritise asset quality and portfolio consolidation ...

KOCHI: Responding to allegations in the name of the microfinance scheme, SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan ...