PNB expects GST rate cut to boost retail credit growth, MSME: MD & CEO Ashok Chandra

Ashok Chandra, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Punjab National Bank (PNB), expects the VAT rate reduction to boost progress in retail and MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) by 1 to 2 percent. Talk to business line after announcing the financial results for the July-September quarter (Q2 FY26), he also hoped that the […]

Account Aggregator Ecosystem to unlock new boundaries in formal credit access: Finmin

Account Aggregator Ecosystem is ready to unlock new boundaries in formal credit access, especially for MSMEs and personal loans, which in 2047 use meaningfully to the journey from India to Viksit Bharat, the Ministry of Finance said Tuesday. The Framework of Account Aggregator (AA) was officially launched on 2 September 2021, whereby a safe, permission […]

Kinara Capital is confronted with deepening the liquidity crisis, since lenders issue a notification of loans

Hardika Shah, founder, Kina Capital | Photocredit: Rahul M Sindhe The MSME creditor-lender Kinara Capital, based in Bengaluru, is confronted with an in-depth liquidity crisis after a group of his lenders has moved to suitable fixed deposits and recovery loans, so ICRA has its credit assessments downgrade. The newest downgrade is on the heels of […]