The Bihar Micro Finance Institutions (Regulations of Money Lending and Prevention of Coercive Actions) Bill, 2026, aims to ...

Cambodian Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) backed by international investors have aggressively marketed loans to Indigenous communities, targeting the value of their land as collateral for loans.

I spent the first five years of my career trying to understand everything about the Grameen Bank and its founder, Professor Muhammad Yunus, who would go on to share the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. I spent ...

The growing digitisation helped the country’s microfinance industry grow over 16 times in the last decade, and this presents an opportunity for the fintech players Fintech startups have the capability ...

MFIs obtain ratings either to lower their cost of funds, or to tap a broader pool of investors. That’s why the likes of Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch have only just begun to look at MFIs and ...

The Bihar Legislative Assembly has passed a crucial bill that aims to introduce stricter measures and regulation for ...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is considering a $15 million loan to Moroccan microfinance institution Fondation Arrawaj.

Bill, 2026, mandates that lenders must obtain prior permission from the state Finance Department before disbursing loans.