The Development Bank of Nigeria has introduced its first television commercial to be broadcast across various platforms to educate the Nigerian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises on how to access the DBN loans, through the various Participating Financial Institutions. In a statement, the series of 60 second TV commercials recount the struggles of entrepreneurs who […]
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The Bank of Industry (BoI) said it has initiated moves with the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and the Nigeria Export and Import Bank (NEXIM) to simplify loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country by de-risking its loan portfolios to small businesses. Managing Director, BoI, Olukayode Pitan, disclosed
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Namaste Credit, a digital marketplace and technology platform for SME loans, has raised $3.8 million in a Series A investment round from Nexus Venture Partners. The company intends to use the corpus raised to grow its geographic footprint, enhance its technology and data analytics platform, and further scale its business. The company also plans to
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SMEs seeking bank financing have traditionally had a tough task on their hands in the UAE. However, small steps are being taken to resolve this issue, and optimism is widespread that the situation will improve in line with the country’s Vision 2021 national agenda. James King reports. https://www.thebanker.com/Can-the-UAE-meet-its-SME-funding-challenge-1517475609
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MANDALAY — Myanma Economic Bank will provide some 700 billion kyats (US$520 million) in loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the country next year. Under the arrangement of the Ministry of Planning and Finance, the loans will be provided at a 9 percent interest rate with a maximum repayment period of three years,
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Former Infosys CFO V Balakrishnan and Rangan Varadan, founder of peer-topeer lending platform MicroGraam, launched Billionloans in March and shortly after raised about Rs 7 crore from an arm of Reliance Capital. In banking, there are two things you look for when you lend money to any consumer. One is his ability to repay and
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MUMBAI: L&T Finance, which recently redefined its business strategy, is headed for a re-rating. Marico chairman Harsh Mariwala, an independent board member of L&T Finance, bought 46,000 shares in the company early this week from open market. With a loan book size exceeding Rs 57,000 crore and pan-India reach with 700-plus points of presence across
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BENGALURU: Payment solutions provider Innoviti has raised Rs 30 crore from Catamaran Ventures and Canada-based New India Investment Corporation. The funding will be focused on expanding the company’s SME loans category. Founded in 2008, Innoviti is the parent company of uniPAY, a patented payment platform that helps merchants enable card payments on various online and
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BENGALURU: Payment solutions provider Innoviti has raised Rs 30 crore from Catamaran Ventures and Canada-based New India Investment Corporation. The funding will be focused on expanding the company’s SME loans category. Founded in 2008, Innoviti is the parent company of uniPAY, a patented payment platform that helps merchants enable card payments on various online and
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