Financial technology built around India Stack, (a set of tools to build software) Aadhaar, electronic know your customer (eKYC) process and Unified Payments Interface (UPI) will fuel innovation that can help 400 million more Indians access credit, insurance and investment opportunities, a report …
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Regulators ahead of the curve for FinTech sector | Nandan Nilekani
Getting millions of rural Indians online, organizing sectors like pharma and logistics, and utilizing Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhaar and mobile phones are three areas that entrepreneurs can tap into to build sustainable businesses, said former Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chairman N…
Handlooms to get a boost in the New Year
Revival of Handloom industry to get top priority in the New Year with government launching a number of initiatives in recent months, an official statement said. The revival plan is to lay emphasis on increasing the earning of handloom weavers, which would in turn attract the younger generation to…
Guarantees & counter guarantees for loans to be provided to MSMEs
The government must do away with the interest subvention scheme and p lough back the subsidy into a universal crop insurance scheme for small and marginal farmers, according to a recommendation from a panel constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The move can transform the agriculture sec…