G E Balajee, IFMR Blog Team in conversation with Abhishek Sinha, CEO, Eko India Financial Services Private Limited on the Business Correspondent model, its challenges and prospect.
G E Balajee, IFMR Blog Team in conversation with Abhishek Sinha, CEO, Eko India Financial Services Private Limited on the Business Correspondent model, its challenges and prospect.
Recently, we flagged off our new blog series on financing options for non-bank originators with our first post that explored debt-funding options in some depth.
A defining characteristic of the finances of low-income households is the irregularity and seasonality of cash-flows, and the generally small surplus.
Increasing urbanization and massive demographic pressures that India is witnessing has brought housing and infrastructure to centre stage.
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend a discussion on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) which was attended by chartered accountants and key financial stakeholders.
IFMR Capital has recently structured, arranged and invested in two more securitisation transactions Lamdba Pioneer and Sigma2 Pioneer with two different MFIs.
We had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Subir Gokarn, Deputy Governor, RBI, on a branch visit to the Pudhuaaru KGFS recently. At the branch, Dr. Gokarn interacted with the team and participated in the wealth management ritual.
In a move aimed at developing the secondary market for securitised debt instruments, SEBI has released a Listing Agreement for such instruments and directed the exchanges to do the needful to enable listing of securitised debt instruments.
It is now well-accepted that the power of financial services to the customer, particularly low-income households, is realised only through the availability of a broad range of services, and not just through small loans or opening bank accounts.
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