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Month: May 2014

Pawan Bakshi

Beware the OTC trap: Is there a way out?

Our earlier blogs focused on how OTC was growing rapidly but the key stakeholders were...
May 26, 2014

Anup Singh, Abhay Pareek and Raunak Kapoor

Expanding access to finance for small businesses in India: A...

The second part of the blog looks at the role of the banks, development finance...
May 26, 2014

Pawan Bakshi

Beware the OTC trap: Are stakeholders satisfied?

Preceding the sentiments presented in the previous blog on over the counter (OTC), our interactions...
May 18, 2014

Vartika Shukla

Why mobile wallets might work for ASHA – And many...

Mobile wallets are emerging as a promising business potential, even for low-income customers with even...
May 15, 2014

Pawan Bakshi

Beware The OTC Trap

We are seeing that MNOs and banks are increasingly trying to go the OTC route...
May 9, 2014

MSC

Improving access to finance for women-owned businesses in India

The total formal financing gap for women enterprises in India is 73 percent of the...
May 1, 2014
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