Abhishek Lahiri

The total formal financing gap for women enterprises in India is 73 percent of the total demand. Strikingly 90 percent of the women-owned enterprises in India rely on informal sources of finance just not for seed capital but also for working capital requirements. The facts are hard hitting when focus of financial institutions in the country is shifting towards MSME financing. There are several factors driving this scenario that are discussed in detail in recent IFC’s study on “Improving access… Show more

The total formal financing gap for women enterprises in India is 73 percent of the total demand. Strikingly 90 percent of the women-owned enterprises in India rely on informal sources of finance just not for seed capital but also for working capital requirements. The facts are hard hitting when focus of financial institutions in the country is shifting towards MSME financing. There are several factors driving this scenario that are discussed in detail in recent IFC’s study on “Improving access to finance for women-owned businesses in India” that was researched and prepared by MicroSave. The study also puts forward recommendations to address these challenges. Show less

This ethnographic research study aims at understanding the motivational factors which leads low income clients in accessing financial services. The study was conducted in Bangladesh in 2013.

This paper (India Focus Note) sheds some light on the need, and relevance for Public Relations policy in Microfinance Institutions and Financial Institutions in India.

This paper explains, how to take the customers of a successful remittance product to next level, and satisfying the bottom line of the channel members of the product as well. The paper deals with 'SBI Tatkal'- a direct account to account remittance cash transfer product of SBI (State Bank of India - Indias largest public sector Bank)

This research paper focuses on the risk perception of rural poor, on various savings opitons available, and the reasons behind them. The study was conducted for Omidyar Foundation - USA .

This paper deals with once of the most successful remittance product for migrants of UP and Bihar, developed by Eko India Financial services Ltd (Eko is India leading mobile money banking company for financial inclusion)

The study objective was to understand the various factors,which leads a rural banking client to pay for a particular banking service, and how much a client is ready to pay for a particular branchless banking service.

This Research paper focuses on client perception for a mobile banking/Branchless banking agent. The paper highlights the various perception factor of client for an doorstep bankign agent, and the reason behind the preference for a particular agent.