Natural Catastrophe Insurance – In Conversation with Mr. Ulrich Hess
In the below video we share a brief conversation with Mr. Ulrich Hess, GIZ.
Developing the Natural Catastrophe Risk Insurance Market for Low-Income Households in India
Natural disasters leave behind them a tale of death and destruction that affects the economy on the whole and severely impacts communities, especially low-income households, which bear its brunt.
Using Customer Information to take a Household Approach to Lending
There has been a lot of stress on assessing a customer’s cash-flows before sanctioning a specific loan, for instance a home loan or a crop loan.
Designing a financial product for paddy farmers
How can we design a financial product for a farmer that is exactly suited to his requirement? The answer lies in understanding the utilisation of the product.
Consumer Finance Innovations in India
Nachiket Mor and Bindu Ananth were invited by Columbia University to share some of our thinking and work on consumer finance in India.
PFRDA Aggregators’ Meet
IFMR Finance Foundation worked with Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India (PFRDA) as Knowledge Partners to help organise their first NPS-Lite Aggregators’ Meet in New Delhi, on…
The urgent need for high-quality distributors in the Indian financial system
I had a fascinating meeting today with Gayathri, CEO of LabourNet Services that reminded me of some fundamental challenges in financial inclusion.
A Review of the SEBI Circular for AMCs and Distributors of Mutual Funds
As a welcome step, SEBI released a circular for AMCs requesting them to regulate distributors. This is the first time distributors of mutual funds in India will function in…
Including Everyone in the National Pension Scheme: Review of the CRIISP Report
The Committee to Review Implementation of Informal Sector Pension (CRIISP) recently released their report focusing on National Pension Scheme (NPS), its design architecture, its performance till date and recommendations…
Customising financial services
In the series ‘Finance Matters’, we have examined the various elements that enable the provision of high-quality financial services, particularly for the under-served segments of the population.