In the past decade, India has witnessed a quantum leap in the fintech industry. Fintech funding grew exponentially in the last few years, and after the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry became the blue-eyed boy of economies. Of the total 2,100 fintech entrees in operation, 67 per cent of them started operations in the last five years. […]
The Future of SME Digital Lending Beyond COVID-19 Relief Phase
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the growing world of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). As with so much else in the downturn, the rules for the lending industry supporting these businesses need to be re-written. SME lending is a vital form of external finance to sustain small businesses and meet their cash flow and investment […]
Loan Management Systems in India: A Perspective Pre and Post Pandemic
COVID-19 has resulted in an unprecedented economic crisis, and there has been many disruptions and dramatic changes right from consumer spending to government operations. The lending sector in India is no exception to this rule, and it will also undergo a paradigm shift. There will be a change in the way lenders approach customers and […]
How Your Digital Footprint Will Affect Your CIBIL Score
The lending and financial landscape are evolving thick and fast all over the globe. The rate has almost been exponential last year due to the pandemic-borne realignments. For a lending institution to have a tech-savvy mobile app and a digital lending strategy is no longer “good to have” but has become a “must-have”. The potential […]
Account Aggregators: Putting the Consumer First
To jumpstart economic growth in the post-pandemic environment, simplifying access to business loans for SMEs is a critical first step. The truth is India still lags behind the global average when it comes to loan origination and disbursal. According to a report by TransUnion CIBIL and SIDBI, the average turnaround time for a business loan […]
6 Ways Digitisation Can Help Curb Loan Defaults in 2021
Lending is the engine that powers the financial growth of all businesses and individuals all over the globe. As the global economies get interconnected and interdependent more every day, the need for funding has also increased enormously. The number of retail borrowers, SMEs, and business borrowers has surged multifold in the last decade. Though this […]