Portugal Digital Nomad Visa
Portugal is a European Union (EU) member state located in the Atlantic Ocean. It has been known for centuries. With its modern amenities and...
Small Finance Bank Licenses issued to 8 companies by RBI
The Reserve Bank of India announced today that it has granted provisional “in principle licenses” to ten different financial entities to launch payment banks in India...
State Of India’s Livelihoods Report 2011
The fourth volume of the State of India’s Livelihoods (SOIL) Report 2011 was released in December 2011 by Access Development Services. The Report is...
UIDAI and Punjab National Bank sign MoU
Punjab National Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) today in New Delhi to act as Registrar...
Indepay Prepaid Debit Cards launched for Urban un-banked in India
Indepay Networks last week introduced its Prepaid Debit Cards for the underbanked and unbanked urban dweller in India. These prepaid debit cards will extend the...
Financial Inclusion in India Report 2013
Crisil recently launched the Inclusix – An index to measure India’s progress on financial inclusion. At the launch of this index in June 2013 it also...
New Financial Inclusion India Mission launched
The Government of India has announced that a revamped Financial Inclusion Mission would soon be launched in India with added facilities which include savings,...
Two Decades of SHG-Bank Linkage Program
By Dr. Amrit Patel
Microfinance broadly envisions a world in which low-income, poor and the poorest households have permanent and reliable access to a...
Call for Proposals – Funding for Agribusiness projects under G20 Food Initiative
The Private Sector Window of the G20 Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, administered by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has...
Government Policies and Financial Inclusion
By Suyash Rai, Advocacy, IFMR Finance Foundation
Markets typically exist within the boundaries set by the state. The financial markets are no exception to this....
PMJDY – Jan Dhan Yojana – Questions
When the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) was launched in the last week of August 2014, nobody had anticipated that it would become...
Multiple Accounts in Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Opening of multiple bank accounts in Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana with an eye on cornering the benefits of the scheme has now emerged...
Funding from Department of Biotechnology for Biotech Startup Companies
Department of Biotechnology (DBT) invites proposals from Indian Biotechnology Companies under the Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP), a Government partnership with industry for support on...
Reliance exits cash and carry business
India: Reliance exits cash & carry biz
Reliance Retail has dumped its cash & carry business, or wholesale trading plans, with the entire operational management...
www.pmjdy.gov.in website launched
The Government of India last week launched the official website for the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, the website which is accessible in both English...