Pass-Through of Loan-Restructuring Information: Micro-Finance Loans and Credit Bureau Records
This post analyses the present regulations governing the restructuring of personal loans and their implications for the borrower’s credit score and her credit record
Tracking Performance of Payments Banks against Financial Inclusion Goals
In this report, we analyse the payments bank (PB) model in terms of the performance of individual PBs in furthering the goal of financial inclusion placed on the payments bank model.
Have Payments Banks fulfilled their Financial Inclusion Objectives?
In this report we study the performance of the four fully operational Payments Bank
A beneficial funding route
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
A Commentary on RBI’s Draft Framework for Securitisation of Standard Assets, 2020
We discuss the need for a clear vision, rationale, and a roadmap to be placed by the RBI for how it sees the draft framework enable the development of this market. We also consider how RBI has made the choice between capital neutrality and capital relief through this framework and how the outcomes from such a choice can have an impact on how securitisation serves the efficient movement of risks within the banking system and also to investors outside the banking system.
Social Stock Exchange: Tax And Other Policy Recommendations
In this series of columns, members of a drafting team on the Working Group report on Social Stock Exchange detail important recommendations.
Social Stock Exchange: New Funding Avenues For Non-Profit Organisations
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.
Social Stock Exchange: Unlocking New Pools Of Capital For Non-Profit Organisations
A common minimum reporting standard has been recommended for all fundraising activity through the proposed Social Stock Exchange.
Can Payments Banks Succeed? A Trilemma and a Possible Solution
Recently, the Reserve Bank of India has begun licensing a new kind of retail bank, called payments banks, for the hitherto financially excluded.
The case for a unique business identifier for Indian MSMEs
Solving the identity problem is necessary to enable a shift away from a survival mindset and towards a growth mindset