Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending became a global phenomenon after the 2008 financial crash, emerging as a reliable alternative to traditional financial institutions including banks. While P2P lending businesses started entering the Indian market in 2014, it wasn’t until 2017 when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued guidelines suggesting that all P2P service providers must be […]
Banking On Co-Lending To Serve Credit Demand: A Scaling Strategy For NBFCs
Co-Lending Model (CLM) is still in its infancy in India. RBI devised this specific lending model to improve credit availability to the underserved and unserved categories of the economy. Generally, these segments are isolated from mainstream banking facilities due to their geographical or demographical characteristics. They include low and medium-income categories, Micro, Small, and Medium […]
How Can Co-lending Benefit Banks, Customers, and NBFCs?
The co-lending model, introduced by the Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) in 2018, is a mechanism where banks and non-banks join hands to provide credit to the priority sector. The co-lending arrangement allows NBFCs (Non-Bank Financial Companies) which operate in deeper geographies and lend to the MSME Sector (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), LIG (Low-Income […]
What Does the Implementation of the CFSS by the RBI Mean for NBFCs?
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), through a circular, notified Middle Layer and Upper layer Non-banking Financial Services (NBFCs) to mandatorily implement Core Financial Services Solution (CFSS) as of October 1, 2022. The CFSS is akin to the Core Banking Solution (CBS) adopted by banks, which enables the integration of different NBFC functions on a […]
New Digital Lending Guidelines and Their Impact on NBFCs
The fintech lending ecosystem in India was largely unregulated for a long time. A large section of the population that was ignored by the traditional banking industry received timely financial assistance, thanks to new technologies and innovative products. But the digital lending sector was beset with problems such as exorbitant interest rates, unrestricted employment of […]