The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has urged microfinance borrowers to adopt the National Pension ...

Stripe-owned Nigerian fintech, Paystack, has officially entered Nigeria’s banking space following its acquisition of Ladder Microfinance Bank, marking a major expansion beyond ...

When the rich suffer, so do the poor. Or so goes the trickle-down theory. It turns out, though, that the spreading of global financial pain is far from simple. The microfinance industry, for instance, ...

Paystack has acquired Ladder Microfinance Bank, marking its entry into banking services in Nigeria. In a statement to ...

A Policy and Ecosystem Specialist at the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), Clara Arthur, has underscored the pivotal role of microfinance in advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development ...

Paystack acquires Ladder MfB gaining a banking licence to offer business lending and consumer credit, positioning itself as a ...

At the same time,  asset quality is showing signs of improvement with the ratio of stressed assets declining in three successive quarters through September 2025.

Rapid expansion led to overleveraging and rising defaults, forcing regulators to shift focus from growth to stability. The key takeaway is that unchecked lending can undermine both financial health ...

As Nigeria’s microfinance sector grapples with macroeconomic volatility, Lovonus Microfinance Bank is choosing a path defined ...

The move comes as India’s microfinance loan portfolio shrank to ₹3.34 trillion by November 2025, amid rising risks and ...

PFRDA conducted an awareness workshop in collaboration with the West Bengal chapter of the Association of Microfinance ...

Representatives of community-based financial societies have opposed the move to bring all microfinance and credit-providing ...