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October 5, 2015 | Dvara Research

The previous blog post in this series had presented some insights from our review of case law relating to financial products and services.

May 7, 2015 | Dvara Research

The power of ideas cannot be undermined. While the people and the events linked to them may wither, ideas can live for eternity.

By Ravi Saraogi
April 5, 2015 | Dvara Research

In the previous blog post of the KGFS Model Incubation series, we drew out the implications of mapping the GDP of a branch’s service area on strategic decisions related to district selection, branch potential, product suitability and customer centricity.

By Surabhi Mall
September 3, 2014 | Dvara Research

The Report of the Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Businesses and Low Income Households (CCFS) was submitted to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in January this year.

By Vishnu Prasad
August 28, 2014 | Dvara Research

This post is the third in a series on Social Security for the Indian Unorganised Sector.

By Vishnu Prasad
June 5, 2014 | Dvara Research

This post is the first in a series on Social Security for the Indian Unorganised Sector.

By Vishnu Prasad
January 21, 2014 | Dvara Research

The Mor Committee Report offers a radical take on client protection, built around the concept of a legal right to suitability.

By Elisabeth Rhyne, Managing Director, Center for Financial Inclusion
January 7, 2014 | Dvara Research

The Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Businesses and Low Income Households, set up by the RBI in September 2013, was mandated with the task of framing a clear and detailed vision for financial inclusion and financial deepening in India.

By Anand Sahasranaman
June 29, 2013

This post is in response to an article, “Loan Defaults Versus Over-indebtedness in Rural Tamil Nadu”, published on the CGAP blog on June 10th, 2013.

June 5, 2013 | Dvara Research

On a recent visit to MFIs working in eastern Uttar Pradesh, we chanced upon some great innovations and field practices, which are clearly taking customer focus to the next level. In this post, I elaborate on the innovation we saw at Utkarsh Microfinance in Varanasi.

By Aniket Deshpande