Discover the differences between microfinance and macrofinance, including their scope, purpose, and impact on individuals vs. whole economies.

Microfinance loan stress hits a four-quarter low in September 2025, with delinquencies decreasing significantly, signaling ...

Microfinance portfolios fall for the sixth straight quarter despite improved asset quality, as credit access tightens ...

Last November, two articles raised some fundamental questions about impact investing. “Impact Investing Benchmark: What’s ‘Impact Got to Do With It?’ (Paul DiLeo, Grassroots Capital Management) and ...

PoverUP, a socially responsible venture founded by University of Pennsylvania freshman Charlie Javice, has some pretty lofty goals. The mission of the student-run initiative is to bring students ...

The RBI has flagged rising stress in microfinance loans, urging NBFCs to balance growth with sound practices, even as overall ...

Microfinance claims to have a “double bottom line.” Lending to poor populations in developing countries needs to be profitable to be sustainable, while social impact in terms of achieving “financial ...

Aided by regulatory guardrails and a strong focus on underwriting, the credit quality of new disbursements has improved and ...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) advises microfinance institutions to closely monitor financial stress as loan disbursements ...

DJT Microfinance has secured funding of Rs 130 crore from public sector banks and leading non-banking financial companies to ...