The internal watchdog of the International Finance Corp. found that the lenders pressured borrowers to keep paying back loans ...

Microfinance asset quality saw a positive shift in May, with loan defaults declining nationwide. However, West Bengal, ...

Tiny loans to poor people were seen as a path to prosperity, but they haven’t improved most borrowers’ economic situation.

Microfinance companies are scaling up AI to boost productivity and strengthen fraud checks, while keeping core lending ...

CRIF High Mark data showed the microfinance industry's loan portfolio expanded in May as delinquencies eased further, while ...

For millions of people without access to traditional banking, the internet is a lot more than a place to share the latest family photos. It’s an opportunity to tell their stories and gain access to ...

Dhaka—In August, Bangladeshi police broke up a ring of human organ dealers operating in Joypurhat, a district in the north of the country. Investigators say that three local “brokers” preyed on a ...

India's microfinance sector is recovering as defaults fall, loan sizes rise, and government guarantees extend to boost ...

Credit risk management platform Recordent rolls out an MFI Credit Registry in collaboration with Sa-Dhan to enhance ...

By the 1840s, Ireland had one of the densest networks of microfinance institutions in the world to help people adapt to ...

The POS of the microfinance sector declined to ₹2,77,053 crore as at March-end 2026 from ₹3,35,060 crore as at March-end 2025 ...