Those are some of the findings from research conducted for the 2021-2022 60 Decibels Microfinance Index, aimed at assessing the effectiveness of microfinance practices—by talking to customers. Based ...

You may have heard of microfinance, but what it actually is and what the popular perception of what it is are often two different things. Microfinance began in 1974 when Muhammad Yunus started Grameen ...

Micro entrepreneurs in developing countries who take out loans from microfinance organizations as members of a group are more satisfied with their experience than individual borrowers. And ...

Loans above Rs 75,000 now account for 38% of microfinance disbursals, reflecting lenders' growing preference for larger ...

Crop failures due to erratic weather and wildfires are leading farmers to take out loans to survive, with their land — and therefore livelihood — as collateral, a new report highlights. Microfinance ...

Average ticket sizes across the microfinance industry are also increasing, with share of loans above Rs 75,000 now at 38 per ...

Microfinance lenders are expanding into secured products such as gold, mortgage and MSME loans as RBI's revised norms and ...

Research commissioned by the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) and carried out by the M-CRIL ratings agency signals a retreat from the claim that there is a verifiable connection between ...

PUNE, India, Feb. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --Global Microfinance Market size was valued at USD 235.21 Billion in 2025 and is projected to grow at a robust CAGR of 12.5% from 2025 to 2032, reaching ...

Tunis, August 17 (TAP) - Indicators and available data confirm that the microfinance sector in Tunisia has gained significant ground among a large segment of Tunisians, given the difficulty of ...