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Page 2 - Latest Updates on Financial Inclusion

Share of North East in MF assets more than doubles to Rs 40,324 cr in 4 yrs

In March 2020, these states had an asset base of Rs 16,446 crore as compared to Rs 40,324 crore in March this year

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Updated On : 14 May 2024 | 12:24 AM IST

Protecting Streedhan, tailored dressing: Top personal finance stories

Our top stories this week tell you about a woman's inalienable financial right and why tailored clothes are better than readymade

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Updated On : 03 May 2024 | 8:03 AM IST

Fin inclusion, digital growth to drive momentum: Airtel Payments Bank CEO

Airtel Payments Bank is dominant in rural markets, he said, adding that "rural and urban combined, we are now opening a million bank accounts a month"

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Updated On : 02 May 2024 | 7:51 PM IST

There is money coming in: How cash recyclers are set to get a big leg up

Going ahead, a customer can take a wad of notes to a CRM and use UPI to activate the process of depositing it rather than insert their debit card into the slot

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Updated On : 07 Apr 2024 | 11:19 PM IST

Govt revamps pharma scheme, entails financial assistance to drug cos

The revamped scheme also introduces more flexible financing options, emphasising subsidies on reimbursement basis, over traditional credit-linked approach

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Updated On : 11 Mar 2024 | 5:07 PM IST

Banks must give customers choice to select credit card network: RBI

Some arrangements between card networks and issuers are 'not conducive' for customers, it says

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Updated On : 07 Mar 2024 | 12:50 AM IST

Majority of states, union territories have single-digit MF penetration

Per capita investment is less than Rs 10,000 in eight of them

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Updated On : 06 Mar 2024 | 10:15 AM IST

What makes Indian fintech fast and furious, but also a little fraudulent?

Know-your-customer, or KYC, regulations aren't easy anywhere. But fintech adoption in India has done more than just open the floodgates to financial inclusion

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Updated On : 22 Feb 2024 | 7:15 AM IST

Highlights of the day: Investments are inclined towards India, says FM

From Bihar govt launching a probe into Tejashwi Yadav's dept to Intel discussing financial support with US govt, catch all the latest updates from around the world

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Updated On : 17 Feb 2024 | 10:47 PM IST

450 mn Jan Dhan accounts have accumulated Rs 2.1 trillion: Anurag Thakur

Addressing an audience of the officials and employees of the bank, the Minister at the very outset, congratulated Federal Bank for an all-time high share price

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Updated On : 17 Feb 2024 | 8:19 AM IST

Bill for NFIR almost ready; may be introduced in next session: DEA secy

The objective is to build a public infrastructure for credit-related information and the right information can be made available by the NFIR to lending agencies

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Updated On : 04 Feb 2024 | 10:20 PM IST

Budget 2024: Women entrepreneurs advocate inclusive policies, skilling

Women entrepreneurs and leaders highlight key areas, including healthcare, maternity benefits, education, and skill training, where more inclusive policies could be drafted in Budget 2024

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2024 | 1:24 PM IST

For women, it's a long walk to financial inclusion

Designing financial services for women makes good business sense. Women have lower defaults, tend to save more and make timely repayments compared to men

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2024 | 10:49 PM IST

Sikkim achieved extensive financial inclusion covering remote villages: FM

The minister said there are 32 bank branches and 36 ATMs in Sikkim per one lakh population in comparison to the national average of 14

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Updated On : 06 Jan 2024 | 7:15 PM IST

Sustainable finance will foster economic growth: Deputy Guv Swaminathan J

He said that lenders need to go beyond mere compliance and must imbue the organisation's practices with sustainable finance principles in order to foster a culture of financial inclusion

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Updated On : 26 Oct 2023 | 7:00 PM IST

Jan-Dhan scheme biggest instrument of financial inclusion: FM Sitharaman

She also said when the scheme was launched, a certain section of people had made "snide" remarks saying public sector banks would be under pressure as these are zero balance accounts

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Updated On : 20 Oct 2023 | 11:29 AM IST

RBI's financial inclusion index printed at 60.1% in March 2023, shows data

The FI Index was introduced in 2021 to capture the extent of financial inclusion throughout the country

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Updated On : 15 Sep 2023 | 11:09 PM IST

The next orbit of financial inclusion will be in the offline world

Payment solutions will allow transactions when connectivity is poor or if there is a systems breakdown

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Updated On : 10 Sep 2023 | 10:02 PM IST

Focus on four 'Is' to make India a developed nation by 2047: Sitharaman

The four 'Is' are infrastructure, investment, innovation and inclusiveness

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Updated On : 29 Jul 2023 | 4:19 PM IST

Financial services secy asks banks to achieve financial inclusion targets

He further urged banks to devise the strategy and step up efforts to increase the digital onboarding of street vendors and scale up their digital payments, the finance ministry said

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Updated On : 20 Jul 2023 | 10:41 PM IST