Access to credit is a critical element for families, individuals, and businesses to build wealth, achieve economic stability, and climb the economic ladder. The process to gauge the creditworthiness of borrowers or credit underwriting is therefore important to boost the lending business. Credit underwriting used to be a long and tedious process for borrowers with […]
How Machine Learning Can Transform the Face of Financial Services?
Machine learning is enthusiastically integrating into our lives and changing how we make decisions every day. Machine learning technologies leverage historical data and user behaviours to predict patterns and make automated decisions. The rapid pace at which the machine learning technology is accelerating is leading businesses to change the way they operate. Applications of Machine […]
Why Loan Delinquency is a Wake-Up Call for MFI Lenders and the Industry
Did you know that rising loan delinquency rates can lead to significant opportunity costs and damage the reputation of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs)? According to a recent Business Standard report, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) focusing on microfinance may face higher credit costs due to increasing loan delinquencies. In addition, the asset growth of these companies is […]
Proactive Credit Risk Management: Developing an Early Warning System
As per a report, as of March 31, 2023, 2,623 borrowers were classified as wilful defaulters in India and owed Rs 1,96,049 crore to the banks in India. This highlights the inherent risks lenders face. Therefore, financial institutions (FIs) need robust credit risk management to minimise risk and boost returns and productivity. An early warning […]
Exploring the Potential of Decentralised Finance (DeFi) in Loan Management
Decentralised Finance (DeFi) is an umbrella term for a financial system built on blockchain technology. It aims to provide an open, permissionless, and decentralised alternative to traditional financial setups. Compared to the conventional loan management process, DeFi lending does away with intermediaries, connecting the lender and the borrower directly. The global decentralised finance market was […]
Tackling NPA: How Advanced Lending Software Solutions Are Helping Indian Banks
The growth of Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) continues to be a top concern for digital lenders, today. According to reports, Indian banks continue to face challenges in recovering debt. India’s 39 Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) and five Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRATs) struggle to cope with the volume of cases. Though 60,000 new cases are reported […]