Sector leaders question capital rules, dual regulation and investor influence, while authorities say review is underway for clarity ...

DHAKA, Jan 9, 2026 (BSS) - The Credit and Development Forum (CDF) has rejected concerns that the proposed Microcredit Bank ...

Once saviours in Bihar, microfinance companies have become engines of debt, trapping families in the very loans meant to save ...

Fino Payments Bank plans to hive off its business correspondent (BC) arm and expand secured lending through its merchant ...

The proposed bank will be authorised to accept public deposits, a move the CDF said would reduce microfinance institutions’ reliance on borrowing from commercial banks at comparatively high interest r ...

The government of Uganda, through the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC), has introduced the Katale Loan, a new financing product aimed at empowering market vendors and small-scale traders with quick, ...

Nomura gives IDFC First Bank a 'Buy' rating with a 23.5% upside; explore if this multi-year transition signals a fresh growth ...

Equity Bank on Muindi Mbingu Street (left) and Co-operative Bank on Parliament Road, Nairobi. The two owe the government ...

A key feature of the proposed bank is that at least 60% of the paid-up capital will be held by the bank’s borrowers ...

The Credit and Development Forum (CDF), a national association and network of microfinance institutions, has said the proposed Microcredit Bank will be a social business, strictly regulated by ...

Egypt - Microfinance Enterprise Services – Reefy announced that it has received final approval from the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) for the third issuance under its second securitisation ...

TrustBanc Holdings Limited received dual credit rating upgrades from GCR Ratings and Agusto & Co., raising its long-term Issuer Rating ...