State of Financial Inclusion in Rural Tamil Nadu: Notes from the Field
In this blog post, we summarise the results from survey conducted to understand the challenges faced by rural households’ in accessing and using formal financial services
Reorienting Financial Well-being through FWR 2.0
For an institution focussed on delivering high-quality and customised financial services to low-income households, the Wealth Management approach has been the one of the key underlying layers that is…
Insights from a Deep dive exercise in Sahastradhara KGFS, Uttarakhand
Sahastradhara KGFS started its operations in the year 2008 with a mission “to maximise the financial wellbeing of every individual and every enterprise by providing complete financial services in…
Leveraging Mapping for the Rural Economy – Part 2
This post is a follow-up to our earlier post which briefed about the mapping exercise that IFMR Rural Finance had undertaken to study the service area of a KGFS…
Leveraging Mapping for the Rural Economy – Part 1
How do spatial parameters like distance and accessibility impact financial inclusion? How can an organisation striving to achieve financial inclusion locate itself strategically such that it becomes truly inclusive…
IFMR Rural Finance is now ISO Certified
IFMR Rural Finance is now an ISO 9001:2008 certified organisation. IFMR Rural Finance, an organisation with a mission of promoting high-quality Financial Institutions, has undergone the certification for the…
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.
IFMR Rural Finance appoints Facilitator for NPS-Lite distribution
Given the important role pensions play in the financial well-being of households, NPS-Lite, a pension plan geared towards economically disadvantaged populations, is crucial to achieving complete financial inclusion.
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…