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SEBI needs to clearly define who a retail consumer is and ensure that this definition is inclusive enough that it accounts for the universe of consumers that are susceptible to the mis-selling of financial products and services
On August 30, Paytm Mall allegedly suffered a massive data breach after being targeted of a group of hackers. The allegations were made by Cyble, a US cyber-risk intelligence firm. These were immediately denied by Paytm Mall, which, in turn, threatened to take legal action against Cyble. Meanwhile, customers and vendors have no way of verifying whether a breach occurred, or if their data has been compromised,
In this blog post we study the privatisation of grants system in the South Africa
Setting up the first regulated, non-profit focused ‘social stock exchange-listed’ social venture fund can be a major milestone for India’s non-profit sector
Reforms to PSL can have tremendous impact both on regional/sectoral development as well as improving the quality of bank assets.
Formal credit providers have increasingly gained prominence as a channel for distribution of non-credit products, such as insurance, investment and retirement products, to low-income households in India.
Personal insolvency needs to be treated as a social insurance option. A mechanism which relies on the interaction between creditors and borrowers must be put in place
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently allowed financial institutions to on-board new customers using video-KYC.
In this series of columns, members of a drafting team on the Working Group report on Social Stock Exchange detail important recommendations.
The Social Stock Exchange is envisioned as the venue that will originate pertinent funding structures for NPOs. One of the main hurdles that non-profit organisations (NPOs) face in securing financing from a wide variety of sources is the lack of robust information about their activities. To mitigate this problem, the establishment of a Social Stock Exchange (SSE) will prompt all NPOs that access capital through it, to submit to a minimum reporting standard.
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