
Business
Budget 2020: NBFCs offering gold loans can meet part of unmet credit demand, boost growth; here's how
Gold loans provided by NBFCs should get equal and fair treatment at par with the banks

Business
Union Budget 2019: It’s time to move towards parity between banks and NBFCs; gold loan should be given priority sector status
By keeping the NBFCs out of the purview of Section 43D, our tax laws are subjecting the NBFCs to discriminatory treatment as compared to other financial institutions.

Business
Budget 2019: Levy lower tax rates on cashless transactions to encourage more people to use digital payment mode
While important steps have been taken to ensure NBFC funding is not affected, a lot more needs to be done to ensure NBFCs get back into the growth mode.

Economy
Financial inclusion should go beyond Jan Dhan: Why NBFCs should play the lead role
The belief that the poor are best served when credit flows at subsidized interest rates is actually a fallacy; what the poor need is ready availability of small ticket loans with minimum procedural hassles