A new partner for MFIs arrives
Puneet Gupta is restless and visibly excited. The last ten days have been the culmination of many days’ efforts in creating access to finance to deserving high quality Microfinance Institutions (MFIs).
Andhra Pradesh Financial Crisis Threatens to Snowball into a National Crisis
The financial sector crisis in Andhra Pradesh seems to be playing out like a very bad dream that doesn’t end.
The Case for Small Banks
In what could become a welcome trend, the RBI has started putting out detailed discussion notes on future policy steps.
Is SHG model better than microfinance?
Finance Matters column in The Hindu Business Line – Farzana Najeeb of Advocacy writes the fifth article in the series.
Getting some facts straight in microfinance
The recent controversy surrounding the microfinance sector has entirely eclipsed the fact that it is the first effort in India to have delivered financial services to remote corners of the country in a self-sustaining manner.
Analysing the MFI cost structure
Having understood the deep transformative potential of access to finance and the barriers to accessing it, here’s a look at the fundamentals of the MFI cost structure in delivering finance.
Constructing new cash ecosystems through mobile money
This is the third of three-part series of blogs titled “Mobile money”. The authors explore and explain all about mobile banking and how it can make a difference to the rural population.
Mills, Sugarcane and Credit
The Centre for Innovative Financial Design (CIFD) recently entered the survey stage of a research project concentrating on the welfare of India’s sugarcane farmers.
Financial inclusion needs friendlier products
Third in the series of articles in The Hindu Business Line, Puneet Gupta and Jayshree Venkatesan of IFMR Mezzanine Finance write about some of the barriers to accessing finance.
Financial services matrix
The best of intentions get thwarted ever so often, simply because the co-ordination and communication required are absent.
