Forget lack of faith, there is fear of the law enforcement machinery even among educated, sophisticated, middle-class people
Regulated digital lenders support move; Google reviews "hundreds of personal loan apps", removes violators of its user safety policies from Play Store
The six-member panel comprising four RBI internal members and two external members is expected to submit its report within three months
Amid rising incidents of harassments relating to online lending, the Reserve Bank on Wednesday constituted a working group to suggest regulatory measures to promote orderly growth of digital lending.
The group will suggest steps to regulate digital lending including online lending platform and mobile lending
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
Unauthorised lending apps must be stopped
Digital Lenders' Association of India (DLAI) has come out with a few guidelines
The fintech model is conceptualised as asset-light, which, in fact, played a huge role in Fino Payments Bank's early breakeven
Informs public about exorbitant rates of interest charged by such apps, and use of muscle power to recover dues; guides on reporting rogue service providers
Former RBI deputy governor R Gandhi on Wednesday said some lending apps have been indulging in wrongful recovery practices for loans
Beginning with the Founder - Col Anil Kumar NR
By end of FY21, the firm expects two new streams to contribute to 35% of its overall revenue, with a 100% increase in its count of partner businesses
It intends to align them with emerging national priorities and bring a sharper focus to inclusive development
ZestMoney is now integrated on Google Pay digital store's Spot platform to offer credit to customers
Network to connect lenders, loan marketplaces, borrowers on a single platform and make access to credit a matter of minutes
Bansal said there is a huge unmet demand for credit and their digital lending platform has done well despite the Covid-19 pandemic
Patel on how the fintech company plans to build its business, get a small finance bank licence
At more than $200 billion, India's world-beating pile of bad loans is bigger than Italy's
Digital lending platforms are attracting new-to-credit borrowers and small businesses. Their loan books are running into hundreds of crores, but there are caveats