Explore the complexities of microfinance, its benefits, challenges, and the need for better regulation and financial ...

Non-financial assets held by microfinance banks in Nigeria have surged to a record N358.787 billion in June 2025. This is according to the ...

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

ANTWI If any man be of sound mind, then far it be from such a person to oppose the Bank of Ghana’s efforts to reform Ghana’s ...

For several years, the private sector has had cause to complain incessantly about sky-high lending rates in the banking ...

For three decades, microfinance institutions have given out small loans to the world's poor--mostly women--and amassed hundreds if not thousands of case studies showing that the loans help alleviate ...

India's group insurance sector is facing a second consecutive year of contraction, with the top four private life insurers ...

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, ...

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

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

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

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 ...