microfinance

The credit gap faced by women entrepreneurs can be overcome through digital financial services, but only when lending is made gender-intentional.

Despite being as big as the credit industry, factors such as technological constraints and regulatory barriers from RBI continue to hold the microfinance sector back.

The returnable grant offers an interest-free solution that can help India's economically vulnerable withstand pandemic-induced financial shocks.

Despite the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana's success in increasing bank account registrations, many Indians still don’t trust banks with their savings. How can this change?

Chetna Gala Sinha of Mann Deshi talks about why we urgently need an ecosystem that provides access to capital, resources, and support for women micro-entrepreneurs.

With young India's needs being better served by the market today, nonprofits run the risk of being crowded out by social businesses.

Women comprise a very small proportion of the financial industry workforce, and this has implications on the way female clients use and benefit from financial services.

Current financial service models conflate women with ‘family’, considering them merely an avenue to pursue social welfare.