India Microfinance

Open Banking Report 2018

Open banking is a broad term used to refer to the un-bundling of banking services making customers data accessible to partners outside the banking system so that these companies can offer additional services. Open banking offers customers more freedom to choose from different service providers while lowering the cost at the same time due to increased competition. Banks can no longer take their…

List Of Top 1000 Fast Growing Companies In Europe

Statista and Financial Times last month released a list of 1000 companies that recorded the fastest revenue growth rates for business operations in Europe. The companies given in the list below have been chosen for recording the highest annual compound growth rate  in revenues for the financial years extending from 2013 to 2016.

UK headquartered food delivery startup Deliveroorecorded the highest…

Freelancer Incomes Around The World Report 2018

Did you know a recent survey found that more than half of the millennial’s around the world already engage in some form of freelance work? A recent study released by freelancer website Upworkreveals that the number of online freelance jobs is growing at a rate which is 3 times faster than growth observed in old economy jobs. It is estimated that as of 2017 end there are close to 60 million…

How to receive Amazon U.S. Affiliate Payments

Are you an Amazon U.S. affiliate in India and receiving your affiliate payments via check? Getting payments by check can be a hassle in India because the postal delivery system in India is quite primitive and some times it takes eons to get a simple package delivered to your doorstep. You can however now receive your payments via Payoneer making it easier than ever to receive Amazon disbursements…

Things We Never Thought Would Be Sold Online

E-commerce has developed gigantically over the last ten years. Today, where time is a constraint, everything is available just a click away. Gone are the days when online shopping was only done for clothing and accessories. This medium is becoming more and more popular by engaging consumers in other categories as well. Online shopping now involves products which no one thought would be sold…

5 Tips For Starting A Business Abroad

It’s no secret that global expansion can provide your business with endless opportunities, however there is plenty of room for failure when you decide to start a business abroad. Essentially, you begin as the small fish in the big pond again, as even though you may already have a client base waiting for your arrival, you will still need to work hard to understand the local culture and financial…

Guatemala which is nestled below Mexico is home to 17 million people (2017 estimates). It is most likely that a majority of the people in this world will not be able to locate the country on the world map. Even fewer people will be aware about the three decade civil war fought between the government of Guatemala and different leftist groups between 1960 to 1996. The civil war left close to 250,00…

Buying life insurance is one of the most important financial decisions. Life insurance gives the much-needed financial protection to your family when the life events turn sour due to the demise of the working member. Though today it is more common to find women who are financially independent with careers, there is a significant number of homemakers, who choose home-management over external…

A free event that aims to help young entrepreneurs with limited resources learn about business skills was organized last month at the Telmex Hub in Mexico city. The event saw the participation of close to 50 individuals who attended the workshops held across four weekends. During the workshop participants received hands on training on how to build websites and use different software tools that…

Negligence claims against professionals like financial advisors, doctors, accountants and surveyors have been on the rise in recent years. The interesting fact is that this number will continue to grow due to an increased reliance on the advice of professionals, raised awareness of amongst people of their legal rights, and the increasingly complex nature of work carried out by professionals in…

Are you in your 20s or 30s, all hale and hearty, enjoying and learning different life lessons? In this busy life, holidays are our savior, giving us some personal as well as social gateways. Many of us plan for every other weekend, but we forget to plan for the most extended holiday of our lives, ‘Our Retirement Life’. Why should you be planning your retirement right now? Isn’t it too early? What…

Get The Bharat Microfinance Report 2017 – 2018

The last two decades has seen the microfinance industry grow by leaps and bounds around the world. India is no exception, the number of non banking finance companies providing credit and savings products has gone from a few dozens to several hundreds. It is estimated by Sa-Dhan, a self regulatory organization that the total number of microfinance clients in India touched the figure of 30 million…

The cost of renting an office varies depending on the location and size of the unit required. Many new emerging businesses no longer require a physical presence to carry out their business operations and hence have chosen to have only an online presence . They collaborate on mobile apps and manage inventories via cloud computing. This has resulted in substantial savings for these businesses. This…

75 Brilliant Startup Ideas From Europe

It’s been close to five fascinating months since our team arrived in Europe. In that time we got to meet some of the most amazing entrepreneurs one can find in this part of the globe. Since we don’t have the time to write an article about every amazing startup and founder we bumped into, we decided to post links to their websites. (This was scraped from their visiting cards!). Do check out these…

31 Hot Global Fintech Companies

World Remit – www.worldremit.com – Money Transfer App. Backed by the same investors who funded Facebook, Netflix, Spotify and Slack. WorldRemit is changing the way people send and receive money online. This mobile app allows you to bypass agents who usually deduct a fee for providing money transfer services. Accessible in more than fifty countries, you can use it to transfer money to 125+…

5 European Lending Startups

The European Consumer loan market is estimated to touch € 1.2 Trillion in 2017. The market has been growing for the last five years after it witnessed a significant decline in 2008. The European consumer loan markets can be divided into three distinct groups based on geography. Northern Europe Southern Europe Eastern Europe The countries that lie in the northern European region generally tend to…