microfinance
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New York-based Kora gets sharp haircut on exit from microfinance firm
US-based investment firm Kora Management, focussed on internet and financial services, has exited its maiden India bet on a listed...
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Annapurna Finance to raise funding as coronavirus roils MFIs
Microfinance institution Annapurna Finance Pvt. Ltd is in advanced discussions to raise equity funding from a few institutional...
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Small finance banks predict six-month recovery from corona, MSME loans to reel most
As the country relaxes the lockdown and permits agricultural, construction and industrial activity in rural red zones, small finance...
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India's $28-bn microfinance sector braces for turmoil as third crisis hits in a decade
Gagan Kumar, who runs a small hair salon in Mumbai’s Borivali suburb, is a worried man these days. Kumar had ......
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Satya MicroCapital raising fresh equity funding from global investor
Satya MicroCapital Ltd is raising a large equity round of funding from a global investor, a top executive at the ......
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Matt Damon's impact investing fund backs CreditAccess Grameen
WaterEquity, an impact investing fund manager co-founded by Oscar-winning actor Matt Damon, has made a debt investment in Indian...
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Northern Arc Investments exceeds target returns in maiden debt fund exit
Northern Arc Investments, the alternative investment arm of Northern Arc Capital, has returned the money it had raised from limited...
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Village Financial seeks private growth capital after deferring IPO
Microlender Village Financial Services Ltd is looking to raise private capital and convert to a small finance bank in a ......
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Microlender ASA International gets debt capital from German impact investor
ASA International India Microfinance Ltd (ASAI-India) has raised €10 million ($11.11 million or Rs 79.20 crore) in debt capital...
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Aye Finance mops up fresh debt capital from impact investor BlueOrchard
Fintech lender Aye Finance, backed by multi-stage investor SAIF Partners and Google’s venture capital arm CapitalG, has...