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Center For Customer Protection

This program focuses on solutions that speak to the changing landscape of issues pertaining to financial customer protection in India. It studies how institutional practices in customer protection can build trust and confidence to increase uptake and usage of formal financial products and services among low-income, rural, and women consumers.

Aishwarya Narayan

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Aishwarya Narayan

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Aishwarya Narayan

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Aishwarya Narayan

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Aishwarya Narayan

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Aishwarya Narayan

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Aishwarya Narayan

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Aishwarya Narayan

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Early Writings

Our Work

June 19, 2013 | Dvara Research

The financial crisis of 2008 brought to light many consumer abuses prevalent in the financial services industry.

By Deepti George, Anand Sahasranaman, Vishnu Prasad, Darshana Rajendran
December 17, 2012 | Dvara Research

I recently had an opportunity to read an interesting book on farmer suicides in the Yavatmal district of Maharashtra by Secretary Health Meeta Rajiv Lochan1 (meeta29 [at] hotmail.com) and Professor Rajiv Lochan2 (mrajivlochan [at] hotmail.com).

By Dr. Nachiket Mor
December 7, 2012 | Dvara Research

The previous post delineated the Indian context for finance and suitability as part of our Consumer Protection series. This post delves deeper into the conceptual discussions on suitability as the new paradigm for financial sector regulation in India.

By Vishnu Prasad, IFMR Finance Foundation
November 29, 2012 | Dvara Research

This post aims to establish the conceptual justification for why suitability should form the central principle underlying consumer protection in India. The following posts in the three part series will dive deeper into the implementation aspects of ‘suitability’.

By Darshana Rajendran
October 19, 2012 | Dvara Research

Our earlier post covered the second approach to consumer protection that was discussed in the IFMR Financial Systems Design Conference 2012. This post carries details of the third session that discussed a framework for consumer protection based on the principle of ‘Suitability’.

By Dvara Research
August 27, 2012 | Dvara Research

As part of our series of posts on Consumer Protection, in this post Deepti George of IFMR Finance Foundation interviews Denise Dias of CGAP. Denise specializes in prudential banking and microfinance regulation and supervision, and shares valuable insights with us in this interview.

July 31, 2012 | Dvara Research

As part of the Consumer Protection series, below is the concluding part of the three-part interview with Kate McKee of CGAP.

By Dvara Research
July 27, 2012 | Dvara Research

Below is the second part of the three part interview with Kate McKee of CGAP. The interview is part of our Consumer Protection series.

By Dvara Research
July 24, 2012 | Dvara Research

As part of our series on consumer protection, we seek to present views of leading experts in the field. Here, in this three-part series, Deepti George of IFMR Finance Foundation interviews Kate McKee of CGAP.

By Dvara Research
June 3, 2012 | Dvara Research

While the corporate insolvency framework has seen a lot of activity, the individual insolvency framework in India consists merely of a pair of statutes legislated in the British era which today lie dormant for all practical purposes.

By Darshana Rajendran
  • Detecting Over-Indebtedness while Monitoring Credit Markets in India

  • Detecting Over-Indebtedness while Monitoring Credit Markets in India

  • Detecting Over-Indebtedness while Monitoring Credit Markets in India

  • Detecting Over-Indebtedness while Monitoring Credit Markets in India

  • Detecting Over-Indebtedness while Monitoring Credit Markets in India
  • Detecting Over-Indebtedness while Monitoring Credit Markets in India

  • Detecting Over-Indebtedness while Monitoring Credit Markets in India

  • Detecting Over-Indebtedness while Monitoring Credit Markets in India

  • Detecting Over-Indebtedness while Monitoring Credit Markets in India

  • Detecting Over-Indebtedness while Monitoring Credit Markets in India
  • Detecting Over-Indebtedness while Monitoring Credit Markets in India

  • Detecting Over-Indebtedness while Monitoring Credit Markets in India

  • Detecting Over-Indebtedness while Monitoring Credit Markets in India

  • Detecting Over-Indebtedness while Monitoring Credit Markets in India

  • Detecting Over-Indebtedness while Monitoring Credit Markets in India