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  • The way you use your credit can affect your future loan approval. Here’s how

    The way you use your credit can affect your future loan approval. Here’s how

    Smart credit card use can boost your loan eligibility, while poor habits can quietly damage your chances.

  • Surplus liquidity helps better transmission of rate cuts in bond, credit market, says RBI governor

    Surplus liquidity helps better transmission of rate cuts in bond, credit market, says RBI governor

    Between February and June 2025, the weighted average lending rate of scheduled commercial banks fell by 71 basis points for fresh rupee loans, of which 55 bps was directly due to the repo rate cut

  • SarvaGram Fincare’s FY25 income grows 74% to Rs 274 crore, net profit slips amid rising credit costs

    SarvaGram Fincare’s FY25 income grows 74% to Rs 274 crore, net profit slips amid rising credit costs

    On a consolidated basis, SarvaGram Solutions posted a net loss of Rs 61 crore in FY25, widening from Rs 20 crore in FY24

  • The Future of Credit: How India will lend to its next 100 million borrowers

    The Future of Credit: How India will lend to its next 100 million borrowers

    India’s financial landscape has transformed through digital innovation, enabling faster, inclusive credit access. New data-driven models are reshaping lending for underserved segments, especially in rural and semi-urban regions

  • Centre meets bank chiefs today to address credit woes of textile sector

    Centre meets bank chiefs today to address credit woes of textile sector

    Finance and textiles secretaries to chair meeting with managing directors of SBI, PNB, BoB and others to focus on green financing, MSME credit ratings and subsidy bottlenecks

  • Private banks maintain credit momentum but profitability under pressure: RBI Annual Report

    Private banks maintain credit momentum but profitability under pressure: RBI Annual Report

    While credit growth continued to remain in double-digit in FY25, public sector banks outpaced their private counterparts in expanding credit

  • Role of P2P lending platforms in empowering the underserved

    Role of P2P lending platforms in empowering the underserved

    Peer-to-peer lending (P2PL) offers a promising solution to India’s gendered credit gap. By bypassing traditional banking barriers, P2PL provides flexible, accessible loans tailored to rural women entrepreneurs, fostering financial inclusion and supporting their business growth and resilience

  • As banks go risk-shy, fintechs corner 76% of personal loans disbursed in first half of FY25

    As banks go risk-shy, fintechs corner 76% of personal loans disbursed in first half of FY25

    The average value of a loan disbursed by fintechs was around Rs 9,200, indicating the predominant share of small-ticket loans

  • Union Budget 2025: Fintechs seek measures to ease credit squeeze

    Union Budget 2025: Fintechs seek measures to ease credit squeeze

    Any financial support from the budget is likely to provide crucial to fintech businesses struggling to secure commercial finance in their early stages, say industry insiders

  • US consulate in Bengaluru: Credit war erupts between Congress and BJP

    US consulate in Bengaluru: Credit war erupts between Congress and BJP

    US Ambassador Eric Garcetti confirms consulate may open in Bengaluru by January 2025

  • SBI Cards must leap over stressful quarters for a runway of recovery

    SBI Cards must leap over stressful quarters for a runway of recovery

    Asset quality pressures are expected to stay elevated in credit cards for FY25.

  • Google Pay enters secured loans segment, partners with Muthoot

    Google Pay enters secured loans segment, partners with Muthoot

    The company has also partnered with Aditya Birla Finance Limited, as it plans to double down on credit in India

  • Share of new-to-credit consumers in originations drop to 12% in June, lowest ever

    Share of new-to-credit consumers in originations drop to 12% in June, lowest ever

    This indicates significant scope for lenders to drive access to credit opportunities to NTC consumers, TransUnion CIBIL has said in a report

  • Finova Capital in talks to raise Rs 800 crore from Avataar Venture, Madison India Capital and Sofina

    Finova Capital in talks to raise Rs 800 crore from Avataar Venture, Madison India Capital and Sofina

    In FY24, the Jaipur-based NBFC , which focuses on MSMEs, recorded a 60 percent jump in revenue at Rs 530 crore and 71 percent rise in profit after tax at Rs 151.5 crore

  • Govt considering to increase limit on Kisan Credit Card loans

    Govt considering to increase limit on Kisan Credit Card loans

    Talks are on to also conceptualise a PM-SVANidhi kind of scheme for tenant farmers

  • Salary payments, PF contributions could determine credit line for MSMEs

    Salary payments, PF contributions could determine credit line for MSMEs

    Banks are working on a new credit model for MSMEs and home loans which is based on parameters like payment of salaries, bill payments, PF contribution, etc. This is likely to come into effect in October 2024.

  • Budget 2024-25: Extension of export credit scheme expected to boost India's competitiveness|Report

    Budget 2024-25: Extension of export credit scheme expected to boost India's competitiveness|Report

    The Indian government plans a five-year extension for the export credit scheme, aiming to enhance competitiveness amidst global economic challenges, particularly in developed markets.

  • Japan’s MUFG in talks to invest $2 bn in HDB Financial Services, HDFC Bank’s NBFC arm

    Japan’s MUFG in talks to invest $2 bn in HDB Financial Services, HDFC Bank’s NBFC arm

    The proposed investment by MUFG is likely to value the non-bank lender at close to $10 billion, sources said.

  • Offshore loan demand sees a spike as India Inc gears up for capex, rate cuts

    Offshore loan demand sees a spike as India Inc gears up for capex, rate cuts

    Funds raised through the ECB route surged 82% in FY24 (till February) to $41.5 billion, RBI data shows. 

  • Anticipate a shift in credit growth composition towards manufacturing and infrastructure : Ankur Khurana, Co-head, Corporate Banking, Standard Chartered 

    Anticipate a shift in credit growth composition towards manufacturing and infrastructure : Ankur Khurana, Co-head, Corporate Banking, Standard Chartered 

    The shift will be driven by factors such as post-election confidence, 'China plus one' strategy, and ongoing investment in energy transition, he says.

  • Banking Central | Why they don't stop calling me for loan even when I don't need it?

    Banking Central | Why they don't stop calling me for loan even when I don't need it?

    The aggressive loan canvassing by NBFCs and loan app companies are a lure to the young to take the plunge. Often, they don’t understand the risks

  • Slice revenue grows 3X despite scrapping its flagship credit on card in FY23

    Slice revenue grows 3X despite scrapping its flagship credit on card in FY23

    The company’s losses ballooned by 37 percent to Rs 405 crore in FY23, from Rs 253.67 crore in FY22.

  • Will banks face margin pressure with deposit slackness continuing in Q3?

    Will banks face margin pressure with deposit slackness continuing in Q3?

    With asset quality holding up, the key determinant of banks’ profit will be margins and operating efficiency in H2 FY24. In this context, deposit growth trend is very crucial

  • UPI transactions cross 100-billion mark in 2023

    UPI transactions cross 100-billion mark in 2023

    The value of transactions stood at around Rs 182 lakh crore in 2023, a growth of 44% as compared to the preceding year.

  • RBI approves former Andhra Bank executive as MD and CEO of Slice-backed North East SFB

    RBI approves former Andhra Bank executive as MD and CEO of Slice-backed North East SFB

    As the merged entity looks towards becoming a fintech major with credit ambitions, Satish Kumar Kalra's expertise will help it to be successful in credit distribution to first time borrowers as well as digital first customers, the company stated.

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