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Sector scan: Why microfinance firms are bracing for growth slowdown

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03 October, 2024

Sector scan: Why microfinance firms are bracing for growth slowdown

In March, India’s microfinance sector recorded its biggest private equity transaction. That month, US-based Advent International and India’s Multiples PE ......

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Spotlight: What went wrong with Warburg-backed Fusion Finance as stock slumps

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30 September, 2024

Spotlight: What went wrong with Warburg-backed Fusion Finance as stock slumps

In December 2018, private equity firm Warburg Pincus made its debut investment in India’s microlending sector when it backed Fusion ......

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IIFL Home's CEO Ratra on growth drivers, high cost of funds, IPO plans and more

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27 September, 2024

IIFL Home's CEO Ratra on growth drivers, high cost of funds, IPO plans and more

IIFL Finance’s home loan subsidiary IIFL Home Finance has seen an uptick year-on-year in terms of assets under management to ......

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Bottomline: InCred Finance's profit zooms as loan book jumps above $1 bn

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26 September, 2024

Bottomline: InCred Finance's profit zooms as loan book jumps above $1 bn

Non-bank lender InCred Financial Services Ltd more than doubled its profit and grew its assets under management at a brisk ......

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Bottomline: Finova Capital's asset quality worsens even as profit rises

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24 September, 2024

Bottomline: Finova Capital's asset quality worsens even as profit rises

Non-bank lender Finova Capital continued to be troubled by asset quality risks in FY24 even as the company sustained an asset ......

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BlackSoil's Ankur Bansal on Caspian merger, funding plans and possible IPO

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16 September, 2024

BlackSoil's Ankur Bansal on Caspian merger, funding plans and possible IPO

Earlier this month, impact investment lender Caspian Debt announced a merger with alternative credit provider BlackSoil Capital, in what the ......

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Bottomline: PE-owned HDFC Credila's FY24 profit jumps as loan growth sustains

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13 September, 2024

Bottomline: PE-owned HDFC Credila's FY24 profit jumps as loan growth sustains

HDFC Credila Financial Services, which recently came under private equity ownership, has sustained the pace of its assets under management ......

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Bharat Bhise's Bravia Capital fully exits Indian finance company

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09 September, 2024

Bharat Bhise's Bravia Capital fully exits Indian finance company

Bravia Capital, a New York-based family office investment firm founded by Bharat Bhise in 2000, has fully exited a Mumbai-headquartered ......

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Embedded finance, cross-border payments hold promise: QED's Sandeep Patil

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09 September, 2024

Embedded finance, cross-border payments hold promise: QED's Sandeep Patil

Fintech-focussed QED Investors has pumped $150 million into India since it set up operations in the country four years ago. ......

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SMFG India's FY24 profit takes a hit on high operating expenses

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05 September, 2024

SMFG India's FY24 profit takes a hit on high operating expenses

SMFG India Credit Company’s net profit has taken a hit during the financial year ended 2024 as the non-bank lender ......