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03 October, 2024

Sector scan: Why microfinance firms are bracing for growth slowdown

In March, India’s microfinance sector recorded its biggest private equity transaction. That month, US-based Advent International and India’s Multiples PE ......

Finance

21 October, 2022

IndusInd bank to raise $150 mn from US DFC to aid women borrowers

Private-sector lender IndusInd Bank Ltd plans to raise $150 million (around Rs 1,200 crore) loan from US government’s Development Finance ......

Finance

23 September, 2022

Light Microfinance raises Series B funding from BII, others

Light Microfinance has raised Rs 196 crore ($24.1 million) in a Series B funding round, the company said in a ......

Finance

24 June, 2022

Annapurna Finance raises $15 mn from French institution Proparco

Odisha-based microfinance institution Annapurna Finance on Friday said it has secured $15 million (Rs 115.5 crore) as a part of ......

Finance

23 June, 2022

Kedaara Capital-backed Spandana Sphoorty makes peace with founder Padamaja Reddy

Spandana Sphoorty has resolved all differences with founder and managing director Padmaja Reddy by an in-principal agreement, 8 months after ......

Finance

03 May, 2022

IIFL Finance, Open Financial JV to launch neobank for MSMEs

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd-backed non-bank lender IIFL Finance Ltd and SME-focused neo-banking platform Open Financial Technologies Private Ltd, on Tuesday ......

Finance

24 December, 2021

Satya MicroCapital picks up 24% stake in Jaipur-based Baid Housing Finance

Swiss impact investor BlueOrchard-backed Satya MicroCapital Ltd, focused on self-employed rural women, said it has completed a strategic investment to pick ......

Finance

25 November, 2021

Annapurna Finance raises funds from Germany's DEG

Odisha-based microfinance institution Annapurna Finance, backed by Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Oman India Joint Investment Fund (OIJIF), has raised ......

Finance

14 July, 2021

India's microfinance sector hit as defaults surge in pandemic

Small loan specialists in India that typically cater to people without bank accounts are facing a jump in pandemic-related defaults ......

Finance

19 April, 2021

French agency Proparco makes a loan for IndusInd Bank's microfinance division

French development agency Proparco made a $75 million (about Rs 560 crore) loan to mid-sized private-sector lender IndusInd Bank for ......