India ͏has nearl͏y 500 million͏ a͏d͏ults without a formal cre͏dit͏ his͏to͏ry,͏ and digita͏l lend͏ing platf͏or͏ms using Automated Loan Processing now reach over 1͏50 mill͏ion of them. These p͏lat͏forms ass͏ess hundreds of ind͏ica͏t͏ors͏—income,͏ bill payments, mobil͏e usage—p͏rov͏idi͏ng loan dec͏isions with͏in ͏secon͏ds. Despi͏te͏ this, the re͏liance o͏n auto͏m͏ated decision-making introduces th͏e risk of unintentionally per͏petua͏ting e͏xisting s͏o͏cial […]
Why EWA Loan Defaults Are Rising and Traditional Credit Scores Don’t Work
Earned Wage Access (EWA) loans are reshaping the way short-term credit is delivered. It provides salaried employees with advanced access to wages already earned. However, as the borrower demand for these microcredit products increases, so too does the threat of default by borrowers. So, what’s the issue? Traditional credit scoring models fail to measure the […]
How Loan Origination Systems Streamline the Four Stages of Lending
We cannot discuss digital-first loan origination systems without commenting on India’s commercial loan portfolio, which expanded by an impressive 17.8%, reaching ₹64.1 trillion in the financial year (FY) 24. Additionally, while Medium and Small Enterprises (MSME) loans witnessed a 13.9% year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth between FY 2020 and 2023, individual loans grew by 13.5% Y-o-Y in […]
4 Important Components of Technical Verification in Housing Loans
According to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) latest data on ‘Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit’, credit outstanding toward the housing sector increased to around ₹10 lakh crore between 2022 and 2024. Further, the segment of housing loans is expected to account for about 13% of India’s GDP by the end of 2025 against 12.3% […]
5 Reasons Why Traditional Lending Operations Cost 5x More Than Software-Enabled Lending
India’s digital lending market, projected to reach ₹15 trillion by 2030, is expanding at a CAGR of 25.6%. RBI reports non-food credit increased by 13.9% in 2024 compared to 9.6% in 2022. Yet, many banks depend on conventional processes to satisfy this need. Manual processes like paper-based application forms, in-person and physical document verification, personal […]
Collection Str͏ategies for Overseas E͏duc͏ation Loan NPAs
The dr͏eam of studying abro͏ad continues͏ to inspire͏ tho͏usands of Indi͏an students each͏ year͏.͏ Over the past f͏ive years, the ͏numbe͏r ͏of In͏dian stude͏nts͏ ͏pursuing ͏ed͏uc͏ation͏ overseas h͏as nearly doub͏le͏d, reaching arou͏nd͏ ͏1.3͏4 million ͏in 2024. To ͏turn th͏is as͏pirati͏on͏ into reality͏, many students de͏pen͏d on educati͏on loans. ͏As ͏of July͏ 2024, the total outstandi͏ng […]