Designing a consent artefact for digital financial services to cater to constrained users
In this policy brief, we review the literature to uncover the deficiencies of the consent model and propose measures to improve the consent artefact for new to technology and constrained users.
A Primer on Competition in the Digital Economy
Disruptive innovations (mainly through digitalisation) are resulting in a change in the structure of
markets and their functioning, emergence of new business models as well as new products and
processes (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2017).
Well-functioning crop insurance crucial for reducing farmer’s vulnerability
It is an important tool for agrarian families to manage and mitigate their risks
Why RBI’s Decision to Mandate Core Banking Solutions May Hurt NBFCs
The RBI’s Scale Based Regulation (SBR): A Revised Regulatory Framework for NBFCs mandates a Core Banking Solution (CBS) for all NBFCs with more than 10 branches
Brief Commentary on RBI’s Final Guidelines on Securitisation of Standard Assets
In this post, based on our earlier comments on the draft guidelines, we analyse whether the highlighted issues have been addressed and also highlight few other potentially impactful changes that are contained in the new framework.
Even Before Pandemic, Debts Had Soared By 84% In Rural & 42% In Urban India
The pandemic-led economic crisis has exacerbated the rising indebtedness among India’s poor households, and could push more families into a debt trap
Tracing the History of IRDAI’s Regulations on Suitability and its Interpretations by Market Participants – Part 2
In this blog post, which is the second part of the two-part series, we studied the suitability formats of four life insurance companies and found many contrasts in the manner in which IRDAI’s suitability regulations of 2019 has been implemented.
Tracing the History of IRDAI’s Regulations on Suitability and its Interpretations by Market Participants – Part 1
This blog post, which is the first of a two-part series, aims to trace the history of IRDAI’s regulations regarding suitability assessments for life insurance.
What household finance tells us about financial inclusion in India
There is an urgent need to make formal financial services more flexible, and customer centric, in order to increase its usability
Addressing Borrower Distress- A Principle-based Approach
In this post, to help enhance the efficacy of relevant frameworks, we lay out the key principles that the two primary actors, the banking sector regulator and the regulated lenders, must be guided by while designing policies to tackle debt distress caused by severe economic shocks.
