financial inclusion
Finance
How dealmaking in financial inclusion sector panned out last year
Private investments in Indian startups that seek to drive financial inclusion fell last year but remained double the level two ......
Finance
India lags in digital payments adoption, races ahead on innovation: VCCircle Summit
Though innovation in payments is quite high in India, digital adoption remains low, said panellists at the VCCircle Payments Summit ......
Finance
Development of MFIs crucial to financial inclusion: Panellists at VCCircle summit
The success of India's financial inclusion drive hinges on the development of microfinance institutions (MFIs), panellists at the fifth edition ......
Finance
Micro-lender AYE Finance gets $3 mn in debt funding from SBI
Gurgaon-based AYE Finance Pvt. Ltd, which lends to micro and small enterprises, has secured a credit line of Rs 20 ......
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Lok Capital marks first close of new VC fund at $40.5 mn
Impact investment firm Lok Capital said on Thursday it has raised $40.5 million (Rs 273 crore) to mark the first ......
General
Lok Capital MD Vishal Mehta on social impact investing and exits during a slowdown
Impact venture capital firm Lok Capital raised about $87 million in its first two funds and is now set to ......
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It will be difficult for payment banks to grow profitably in the first few years, say panelists at Techcircle Payments Forum
The yet-to-launch payment banks need to monetise the data on customers at the bottom of the pyramid, said panelists at ......