Tag: financial inclusion
Strategic Partnership forged to drive Financial Inclusion at Global Fintech Fest 2024 in Mumbai
Mumbai, India: Grameen Foundation for Social Impact (GFSI) and Protean eGov Technologies Limited have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance financial...
Leading NBFC’s commitment to financial inclusion touches 1.27 lakh women borrowers in FY 2023
Mumbai, India: Piramal Enterprises Limited has marked a substantial stride in its dedication to sustainability with the unveiling of its inaugural Sustainability Report, “Doing...
How Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation is working on adolescents’ health and empowering women in rural Odisha
Founded in 2011, the Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF) aims to implement sustainable and scalable interventions in the areas of healthcare, education, livelihood,...
Kirana stores in Assam offer banking services to 40,000 customers in flood-affected villages
In a big relief effort, the residents of flood-devastated Assam have now received a lifeline as Business Correspondents (BCs) of PayNearby, India’s leading digital...
International Women’s Day: Simona Haiduc from Opportunity International Talks About Financial Inclusion of Women in Developing Countries
“Women’s rights are a human rights issue. Everyone must work to help achieve equal rights for women,” says Dr Farzana Khan, Head of Programs,...
Digital Lending: Changing the financial inclusion landscape in India
The rise of digitalisation following the COVID-19 crisis has complemented the growth of industries such as e‑commerce, financial services and consumer credit. Consequently, the...
This visually challenged citizen is making thousands of PwD financially literate via free tutorials
"If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for...
Bridging the digital finance gender gap
One of the most promising ways to close the stubbornly persisting gender divide is technology. While inclusion is growing for everyone, women tend to...
Small Finance Banks play a key role in priority sector lending: Sanjay Kao, Chief Business Officer, Ujjivan
Ever since the RBI granted differentiated banking licenses to Small Finance Banks (SFBs), there has been a world of difference to customers of SFBs...
CSR: Using AI to improve Financial Inclusion
About 1.7 billion people worldwide are “unbanked,” that is, they do not have an account at a financial institution or through a mobile money provider....
CSR: Progress in India on financial inclusion
India has achieved significant progress on the financial inclusion of both women and men over the past six years. The number of bank accounts...
Bridging The Gender Gap
Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It's about making life fairer for women everywhere. It's not about a piece...
