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Focus on loan against property, new car finance, microfinance and tractor loans reduces risk.
Focus on loan against property, new car finance, microfinance and tractor loans reduces risk.
“Microfinance industry is in a very sweet spot and more because of the regulatory environment that RBI has created," says Sadaf Sayeed, CEO, Muthoot Microfin.
The NBFC major is estimated to add 14 million customers—11 million offline and 3 million digital--- in this financial year.
Rajeev Jain has led the Pune-headquartered company’s digital transition and launched new lines of businesses, adding to its heft.
Business efficiency and prudent lending practices have kept the Dutch-owned micro lender on top of the MFI pyramid.
The average ticket size per loan stood at ₹39,903 as on March 2022 whereas it was ₹36,510 as on March 2021.
This comes days after the banking regulator removed the cap on the rate of interest charged by microfinance NBFCs.
MFIs that account for 70% of loan portfolio not guided by regulations meant to protect customers, says deputy governor Rajeshwar Rao.
India has liberalised regulations relating to geospatial data and maps. The sweeping changes are radical and Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have unleashed a trillion dollar fintech opportunity.
Beginning its life as a microfinance company, Bandhan Bank has made its name as a commercial bank to watch out for. It now wants to leapfrog into the future. Will it be able to work its magic again?