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Ahead of festive season, retail credit growth nears 20% in August

Credit growth to the services sector accelerated to 17.2 per cent in August 2022 from just 2.1 per cent a year ago. It was mainly due to improved credit off-take to NBFCs and trade sectors.

New funding mechanism takes wing for HNIs bidding Rs 2-10 lakh in an IPO

Under the new mechanism, non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) are providing up to Rs 8 lakh on a margin amount of Rs 2 lakh for a flat fee of Rs 2,000, said industry sources.

'Can't outsource recovery agents': RBI cracks the whip on M&M Financial

This is probably the first time the regulator has cracked down on lenders on recovery by coercive methods, which is typically a hallmark of outsourced recovery agents

Microfinance disbursements slowed in Q1 FY23 after new regulations: MFIN

Lenders needed time to make policy changes after norms were updated in March 2022, says industry group

A woman's death in Jharkhand brings loan recovery agents to notoriety again

Court warnings and RBI's circular prohibit lenders and their agents from harassing or threatening debtors

Google asks loan apps to display link to partner bank, NBFC: Report

Google also said that the digital lending apps that fail to comply with the rules, will be deleted from the Google Play Store

RBI wants fintech operators to follow rules of game: Shaktikanta Das

Warning against mushrooming of lending apps and their usurious recovery prices, the Reserve Bank said it is not interested in penalizing operators or stifling innovation but wants them to follow the rules of the game, governor Shaktikanta Das said on Tuesday. Addressing the third edition of the global fintech summit here this evening, he said the intention of the central bank is not to penalize or stifle anyone but to ensure that everyone follows traffic rules. The statement assumes importance in the wake of the recent incidences wherein a few people who borrowed through these apps have been forced to commit suicide and the last week's incidence of a young pregnant woman being mowed down by the recovery agents of Mahindra Finance which financed her father's tractor in Bihar. Since the past two years, when the negative loan app incidents began to surface the central bank had made many changes in the rule book, including mandating the loan apps to upfront disclose on whose NBFC's or .

Power Ministry pitches PFC as India's lead DFI for energy transition

Power min writes to FinMin, pitching PFC as lead agency for energy transition funding

IndoStar Capital Finance back in black in Q1 with net profit at Rs 61 cr

Company's net revenues during April-June quarter of FY23 were up by 32 per cent at Rs 167 crore as against Rs 126.6 crore in same period of FY22, IndoStar Capital said in a release.

EnKash: Powering India's SMEs and start-ups with a suite of corporate cards

The firm currently has a user base of 100,000 enterprises and processes transactions worth about Rs 28,000 cr a year

Housing finance companies likely to grow at 10-12% in FY23: Report

The upwards revision of the growth of HFCs was in expectation of a continued improvement in disbursements.

Bajaj Finance: Analysts bullish on accelerated growth, digital initiatives

At the bourses, shares of Bajaj Finance jumped 9.4 per cent on Thursday to Rs 6,999 apiece on the BSE in the intra-day trade. In comparison, the BSE Sensex was up 1.4 per cent at 11:25 AM.

RCap lenders hive off home finance, NBFC into separate trust for resolution

The proceeds of the sale of these two companies in future will flow directly to the lenders of the Reliance Capital which is currently undergoing a bankruptcy process

Corporate debt quality remains steady in June after improving since Feb

According to CARE Ratings, upgrades in rated debt can be attributed to higher demand with the economy opening up after lockdowns, releasing pent-up demand, and lower cost of capital

Aerem raises $2.5mn in pre-series A funding led by Blume Ventures

Aerem was founded in 2021 by Anand Jain who comes with a strong background in both financial services and solar

Shriram Transport Finance gets shareholders' approval for merger with SCUF

Shriram Transport Finance, which is part of the Shriram Group, now awaits approval from Shriram City Union Finance shareholders and creditors and NCLT, CCI and Irdai

Muthoot Finance gets RBI approval to open 150 new branches across India

Gold financing company says it will hire 600 more people for the expansion

PFC lists 300-million euro green bonds on Luxembourg Stock Exchange

PFC Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) RS Dhillon rang the bell at the listing ceremony held in GIFT IFSC Gujarat on Wednesday, the company said in a statement

Poonawalla Fincorp's logs Q4 consolidated net profit of Rs 119 cr

The company's housing finance subsidiary proposes to raise growth capital

Control deficiencies in CV loans take a big toll on IndoStar Capital

Provisioning burden pegged at Rs 557-667 crore