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Symbiotics Launches INR 1,260 Million Bond To Finance Indian C&I Solar Developer Fourth Partner Energy Limited
Symbiotics has arranged its first bond, the proceeds of which are solely used to finance renewable energy projects.
Amazon's New Offerings Make India Centre of Fintech Push
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) has added insurance and even gold to its menu of financial services in India, to expand its customer base and attract more subscribers to its Prime loyalty program in a battleground growth market.
India: Government Survey To Focus on Migrant Woes and Assess Remittance Risk
The household survey will also capture remittance risks to the rural economy until the pandemic is contained.
India: Microfinance Collections Pick up in July, Shows Industry Data
Banks continue to dominate the microfinance sector accounting for 41 percent of the loan share of the industry.
IFC Supports Afghan Women’s Access to Financial and Non-Financial Services
More than an estimated 5,000 women are expected to directly benefit from a new initiative led by Ghazanfar Bank, one of Afghanistan’s leading commercial banks.
India Making Rapid Strides in Bridging Digital Payments Divide: Mastercard
In the current environment there has been significant growth in adoption of contactless payments, both globally and in India.
Coronavirus or Demonetization? Which One Helped India’s Digital Payment More?
The value of transactions on the Unified Payments Interface, a platform created by India’s largest banks in 2016, reached an all-time high last month as people feared to handle banknotes amid the pandemic.
COVID-19: Augmenting Farmer Access to Long-Term Credit
Failing to protect farmers amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic can worsen India’s agrarian distress.
India: Digital Payments Bounce Back to Pre-COVID Levels
Digital payment transactions through the Unified Payment Interface (UPI), cards and mobile wallets have made a near V-shaped recovery this month.
RBI Asks Payment Systems Operators to Educate Public on Safe Digital Transactions
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday directed payment systems operators to undertake targeted multi-lingual campaigns by way of SMSs and advertisements to educate their users on safe and secure use of digital payments amid incidence of frauds continuing to bedevil people.