July 23, 2025

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NBFC loans shrink as shadow banks turn to bonds; RBI relief fails to lift credit

Mumbai: Bank credit growth to non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) continues to lose steam, even after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rolled back tighter risk-weight norms earlier this year to support the sector. Experts said NBFCs are increasingly turning to bond markets for cheaper and quicker funding, while stress in microfinance and unsecured business loans

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Finance

Lendingkart: Lendingkart Finance reports losses, breaches bond covenant for 2024-25

Mumbai: Singapore’s Temasek-backed digital lender Lendingkart Finance has reported losses before tax for 2024-25, a development that has triggered a breach of covenant on bonds raised by the company in January 2024, said people with knowledge of the matter. Lendingkart Finance had raised ₹75 crore senior secured two-year bond at 11.25% on January 30, 2024.

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