Did you know that only half the adult population in the world has access to a bank account? More than 3 billion people don’t have access to savings accounts, and they are predominantly the world’s poorest people who live on less than US$2 per day.

Recently, CRISIL has revised the rating of the senior and subordinated securities issued by Pioneer III - a pool securitised by Grameen Financial Services – to AAA(so) and A(so) respectively.

In an earlier post on this blog, we mentioned that ‘Mobility’ was going to play an important role in enabling access to KGFS’ products and services in remote rural locations.

At a recent Spark session, Anupama Sharma from the Centre for Insurance and Risk Management (CIRM) spoke about the major lessons livestock insurance has handed out. We bring you the highlights:

Bindu Ananth, President of IFMR Trust, speaks about the year that was and explains how the Trust is participating in the change process towards making universal access to financial services a reality.

IFMR Capital has crossed two milestones this month - the closing of its seventh securitisation transaction with Janalakshmi Financial Services and the rating upgrade received by IFMR Capital Pioneer III

Well regarded academicians have highlighted the importance of financial services in bringing about a transformation in the lives of those that haven’t traditionally had access to those services. The IFMR Trust was an early leader in understanding this need.

Revolutionary, cost-effective technology. Is cloud computing the way forward for the development finance sector?

The announcement of National Pension System (NPS) Lite, a pension plan geared towards economically disadvantaged populations, brings hope for much needed money during non-productive years

Fundamental to the growth and development of an industry is the research that aids its practice, especially in the context of microfinance in India.