Once just a ride-sharing company, Grab has been expanding its portfolio to include mobile and peer-to-peer payments and now has added insurance and microfinancing services to the mix. The Southeast ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Svatantra Microfin has reached an agreement to acquire Navi Group's microfinancing unit Chaitanya India for about $178.5 million, ...

Microfinancing originated as a means to grant small loans, savings accounts and insurance to persons in developing countries to help them launch small businesses or engage in other economic activities ...

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This field, known as “microfinance,” has recently become immensely popular, inspiring similar movements across the nation. In 2009, New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristof famously said, ...

Microlenders have stepped in to support small businesses traditional banks do not serve — helping marginalized entrepreneurs get their businesses off the ground. Jelana Canfield’s baking business was ...

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Svatantra Microfin has reached an agreement to acquire Navi Group’s microfinancing unit Chaitanya India for about $178.5 million, the two firms said Tuesday, latest in a series of events at ...