Formalisation to financing: Understanding digital public infrastructure’s role in bridging MSME gaps The heightened role of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) has the potential to positively transform the MSME sector, underscoring accessibility and… 3 months agoJune 12, 2025
NBFC Vivriti Capital launches new co-lending platform for credit access | Interview With a 40 per cent co-lending share in its Rs 8,400 crore AUM (assets under management), the platform integrates with… 4 months ago
SIDBI on MSMEs: Rs 30 lakh crore gap persists despite credit push, need for sector-focused policies The latest survey — on the progress of Indian MSMEs and challenges faced — noted that timely and adequate credit… 4 months ago
JSW’s B2B e-commerce platform turns unicorn with Rs 340 crore funding The fresh capital will be deployed to strengthen the company’s supply chain leadership in steel and cement categories, improve distribution… 4 months ago
RBI draft guidelines on expanding co-lending framework to boost credit for MSMEs: Experts With MSMEs being a major segment served under the co-lending model in recent years, the draft guidelines, if implemented, will… 5 months ago
FE Inclusive Finance Conclave 2025: Experts discuss shift in MSME lending paradigm, role of financial literacy Experts at the FE Inclusive Finance Conclave 2025: Breaking Barriers, Building Futures, held on February 27 in Delhi, highlighted the… 7 months ago
What is new Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs? Key FAQs answered Financial Inclusion for MSMEs: The scheme aims to enable up to Rs 100 crore collateral-free loans for MSMEs to purchase… 7 months ago
Budget 2025: New Rs 10,000 crore Fund of Funds for startups announced Budget 2025 for startups: Sitharaman also announced a new scheme for 5 lakh women, SC-ST first time entrepreneurs to provide… 8 months ago
Bank credit to MSMEs growing faster than credit to large enterprises: Economic Survey 2025 As of the end of November 2024, credit to MSMEs registered a year-on-year growth of 13 per cent, whereas it… 8 months ago
Maharashtra Defence and Aerospace Venture Fund committed Rs 480 crore to MSMEs so far ICMS said the fund’s investments have created more than 3,000 direct jobs and an estimated 10,000- 15,000 indirect jobs across… 8 months ago
Veloce Fintech’s venture debt and pre-IPO fund for MSMEs crosses Rs 140 crore in commitments Aiming for a target corpus of Rs 200 crore, which is likely to be closed in the next few months,… 8 months ago
Budget 2025: Tax parity, simplified compliance, boost to domestic capital on startup VCs’ wishlist Stakeholders are expecting strategic policies and streamlined regulations that could enhance India’s standing as a global startup destination along with… 8 months agoJanuary 27, 2025
IPO-bound Infra.Market raises $121 million from Tiger Global, Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath, others The company was valued at around $2.8 billion in the latest round ahead of the planned initial public offering (IPO). 8 months ago
NBFC Namdev Finvest raises $38 million in debt from Developing World Markets, BlueOrchard, Mirova The company said it will deploy capital towards diversifying its operations beyond traditional domestic bank and NBFC lending models, focusing… 8 months ago
WazirX successfully freezes first tranche of stolen funds, approximately worth $3 million USDT The announcement of recovery follows a joint statement from the governments of the United States, South Korea, and Japan, which officially attributed… 8 months agoJanuary 17, 2025
VC firm Riceberg Ventures launches $20 million fund for deeptech startups The VC firm plans to invest in 25-30 Indian startups with its new fund with an average ticket size of… 8 months ago
Indian fintech funding third highest globally in 2024 despite continuous YoY decline: Report Fintech investment in India has waned since the peak of 2021 when fintech startups raised $8.3 billion across 665 rounds. 8 months ago
Stress in microfinance: Q2 sees further increase in delinquencies across all ticket sizes, lender types The rise in delinquencies has come amid a contraction in the overall microfinance portfolio in September which stood at Rs… 8 months ago
Banana chips maker Beyond Snack raises $8.3M round led by ex-Reckitt Benckiser CEO Rakesh Kapoor’s fund
