Citibank joined IMPS with the soft launch in the second week of June 2011 and it is the 22nd bank to join the service. Almost all major banks in the country are now IMPS enabled and more than 10 million customers have already registered for this service. Citibank joining IMPS would be a step forward considering that Citibank has the experience of such mobile payment products in different geographies and they will bring with them their best practises in terms of customer and merchant on boarding and simplicity of handling the transactions....

Credit Cards: Credit cards are the most renowned form of plastic money that can be used for all financial purposes worldwide. A credit card basically allows it’s owner to borrow money against a ‘line of credit‘ and repay the same every month, along with a nominal rate of interest. It is a quick method where quick and small loans can be made in everyday purchases. The credit card enables its users to pay only the minimum amount due, which is usually 5%, and one may choose to pay the rest amount later at a certain percent of interest....

To learn more about microfinance and to enroll in this course visit: http://www.uncdf.org/mfdl/ WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE? The Microfinance Distance Learning Course was designed for new entrants to the field of microfinance and has appealed to a broad range of people, including policymakers, donors, practitioners, academics, and students. The staff of microfinance operations has found this course extremely useful – a chance to step back and see how their work fits into global microfinance initiatives....

Reseller versus Seller Is it Profitable? Is it Legal? Also Read: Selling Printables on Etsy: A Complete Guide Products that are popular on other marketplaces or in brick-and-mortar shops Products of categories or niches that interest you Partnered with dropshipping or wholesale vendors’ products 2. Sort Your Product Ideas into Categories 3. Look at the Product’s Past Performance Statistics Examine further product details once you’ve narrowed your selection of options using the app’s filters....

(ii) To give, provide and/or render help and assistance in cash and kind to poor and/or destitute people, widows, etc. (iii) To give, provide and/or render help and assistance to and/or implement any scheme for providing livelihood and upliftment of the poor. (iv) To give, provide and/or render food, medicine and other help and/or assistance in any shape or form to the poor, deserving and needy persons. (v) To give, provide and/or render monetary and/or other help and assistance for the relief of persons and animal affected by natural and other calamities such as flood, fire, famine, cyclone, earth quack, storm, accident, pestilence, drought, epidemic, unbearable cost of living and the like, to give a subscription, donation or contribution to institutions, establishment, centers, or persons doing relief work on such occasions....

Credit is a catalyst that lubricates the process to accelerate the farm and non-farm sector development including rural industrialization, business, and service segments of the economy. The credit helps farmers invest in creating assets to generate output and income through deploying science, technology, and modern methods of business management. Investments in farm can generate farm income sustainably when credit is simultaneously adequately supported by backward and forward linkages, viz. inputs of production, technology, and services....

What is a Flexible job? By the term flexible job even if you understand nothing you surely get the hint that it is talking about or aiming at flexibility. A flexible job would be one that would not bind you by time like a 9 to 6 job would. Here the basic fundamental would be that your day has 24 hours out of that you choose your 8, 9, 10, or whatever number of hours required per day and complete your targets....

We have all been waiting for this report[i] and here is the summary of recommendations…taken from the report…I will start providing an analysis of the same, bit by bit, hereafter. “The Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India, at its meeting held on October 15, 2010, formed a Sub-Committee of the Board to study issues and concerns in the microfinance sector in so far as they related to the entities regulated by the Bank....

Vijay Mahajan talks about the various problems facing MFI’s in Andhra Pradesh and reveals the grim situation at the ground level. Vijay Mahajan also indicates that some of the smaller MFI’s that have a presence only in Andhra could soon be forced to go in for consolidation by merging with the bigger MFI’s if they are unable to raise further capital and loans. Link to Video

About Kabbage Kabbage which was launched in late 2011 has so far extended US$ 400 million in loans to small businesses for their working capital and expansion needs. Businesses can avail credit lines from Kabbage for amounts ranging from US$ 500 to US$ 100,000 through a simple online application. The New Lenders Unlike traditional lenders who approve loans based on credit scores given by credit rating agencies, Kabbage adopts a unique methodology and analyzes a businesses creditworthiness by looking at the financial data it generates....

European regulation called PSD2 (Payment Services Directive 2) enables bank customers to sign up for services outside the banking network to manage their bank account. Banks are obligated under this system to provide the customer’s credentials to the financial service provider whenever the data is requested. The United Kingdom was the first country to create this standard and it was later slowly adopted across the world. Financial data is extremely valuable and customers can leverage it to get better prices and services from multiple providers....

The following papers should be filed with the Registrar of Societies for registration of a society under the principal Act or corresponding Acts enacted by various State Governments: The office of the Registrar of Societies has been set up in various states. Please inquire at your local level to know the address of the Registrar of Societies. The Registrar of Societies enforces the provisions of the principal Act and the state Acts related to society....

I. INTEGRATED WASTELAND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT SCHEME Objective The basic objective of this scheme is to take up integrated wastelands development based on village/micro-watershed plans and to help in the generation of employment in rural areas besides enhancing people’s participation in the wastelands development programs. Activities Covered The major activities taken up under the scheme are:- Soil and moisture conservation measures like terracing, bunding, trenching, vegetative barriers, etc. Planting and sowing of multi-purpose trees, shrubs, grasses, legumes, and pasture land development....

Evidently, money is not everything, but it is something significant. You might have heard of Swagbucks! Recently, it has been grabbing much attention of numerous users. The search engine is showing various attempts of many people searching for the Swagbucks review. If you want to check out its review, you are on the right page. We will inform you about what Swagbucks is, its functioning, features, pros, and cons, and what type of users this platform is ideal for....

THE WAY FORWARD FOR INDIAN AGRICULTURE By SS Sangra Agriculture in India has a long history, dating back to ten thousand years. Today, India ranks second worldwide in farm output. Agriculture and allied sectors accounted for 18 % of the GDP in 2007, employed 52% of the total workforce and despite a steady decline of its share in the GDP, is still the largest economic sector and plays a significant role in the overall socio-economic development of India....

Many folks considered Bitcoin to be the original Cryptocurrency, which was founded in 2009 by pseudonymous developer Satoshi Nakamoto. The cryptocurrency was originated in the new age of blockchain technology. You might be glad to know the inventor ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ never intended to create Cryptocurrency when he just came up with his idea. Instead, his vision was to build a seamless decentralized cash system. However, the father of Bitcoin (Satoshi) suddenly disappeared after 3 years of establishing the world’s first Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin....

In a written reply given to the Rajya Sabha last week, the Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja has said that as per the Planning Commission estimates 807.60 lakhs urban people were below the poverty line in the year 2004-05. She said that the poverty line has been traditionally defined by the Planning Commission on the basis of Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) as the criterion....

What does VeriFLY cover? What is included? The traveling scenes pre-2020 and post-2020 are very different from each other. Just like before 9/11, the airport rules were different from what they are today, similarly, COVID-19 played a huge role in changing the way the more recent air transportation looks. You already had a ton of documents to show at the airport to be able to board the plane and then COVID certificates and other such medical documents became a part of it as well....

Zomato IPO Price, Date, GMP and Analysis Zomato IPO was one of the most anticipated IPOs of 2021. The company has been around for quite some time now and usually is the first name that comes to mind when you usually think about food delivery. So when the IPO was finally announced, people wasted no time in applying for the same and making sure it was oversubscribed. The lot size of the IPO was fixed at 195 for this book-built issue IPO....

Do you want to know how you can increase your credit limit? Firstly, you need to ask yourself, why do you want to increase your credit limit? In case if it is to but something you can’t afford, then do it. The credit card limit indicates the amount you are allowed to use with the consult of your issuer. To get your credit limit increase request approved from the bank, you need to show them that you use your credit responsibly....