Comments on: Rang De: India’s First Microlending Site http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/12/04/rang-de-indias-first-microlending-site/ Tracking Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation in India Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:44:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Aishwarya http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/12/04/rang-de-indias-first-microlending-site/comment-page-1/#comment-3698 Aishwarya Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:24:18 +0000 http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/?p=1629#comment-3698 I had the good fortune of meeting Ram N. K. of RangDe at the International Conference on Social Entreprenuership last week. It was enlightening and interesting to hear his story. They are coming up with more ideas to get a wider and more reliable investor base. I had the good fortune of meeting Ram N. K. of RangDe at the International Conference on Social Entreprenuership last week. It was enlightening and interesting to hear his story. They are coming up with more ideas to get a wider and more reliable investor base.

]]> By: Shital http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/12/04/rang-de-indias-first-microlending-site/comment-page-1/#comment-3697 Shital Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:29:39 +0000 http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/?p=1629#comment-3697 Vinay covered Dhanax back in February (http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/dhanax-cellence/) I wonder how they are doing almost a year on? Vinay covered Dhanax back in February (http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/dhanax-cellence/) I wonder how they are doing almost a year on?

]]> By: Usha http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/12/04/rang-de-indias-first-microlending-site/comment-page-1/#comment-3699 Usha Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:57:27 +0000 http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/?p=1629#comment-3699 I am a social investor on Rang De and I am not worried about the returns I get. I am happy that there is complete transparency of where the money is going. I do not want to earn more returns at the cost of a rural entrepreneur. If I want higher returns, I will invest in other financial instruments.. About the interest rates, I heard from the funders that the MFI as of now is not complaining. My opinion is What is the point in MFIs getting low cost capital and not transferring the benefit to the borrowers ...there must be a key differentiator between borrowing from a bank and from social invetsors.... I am a social investor on Rang De and I am not worried about the returns I get. I am happy that there is complete transparency of where the money is going. I do not want to earn more returns at the cost of a rural entrepreneur. If I want higher returns, I will invest in other financial instruments..

About the interest rates, I heard from the funders that the MFI as of now is not complaining. My opinion is What is the point in MFIs getting low cost capital and not transferring the benefit to the borrowers …there must be a key differentiator between borrowing from a bank and from social invetsors….

]]> By: Rishabh http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/12/04/rang-de-indias-first-microlending-site/comment-page-1/#comment-3696 Rishabh Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:10:38 +0000 http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/?p=1629#comment-3696 There's Dhanax too which has been around for quite some time. And the rate of interests are quite high so you end up earing more. Obviously it depends on what you're looking at. From the investors point of view he is helping rural entrepreneurs either ways, so he'd obviously go for the company that gives him more rate on return. There’s Dhanax too which has been around for quite some time. And the rate of interests are quite high so you end up earing more.

Obviously it depends on what you’re looking at.

From the investors point of view he is helping rural entrepreneurs either ways, so he’d obviously go for the company that gives him more rate on return.

]]> By: Shital http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/12/04/rang-de-indias-first-microlending-site/comment-page-1/#comment-3695 Shital Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:08:11 +0000 http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/?p=1629#comment-3695 Can you expand on Kiva's main problems with the Indian market? What makes it different from other developing countries for a microlending platform? Can you expand on Kiva’s main problems with the Indian market? What makes it different from other developing countries for a microlending platform?

]]> By: Santhosh http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/12/04/rang-de-indias-first-microlending-site/comment-page-1/#comment-3694 Santhosh Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:57:20 +0000 http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/?p=1629#comment-3694 It would be interesting to see if they can make the numbers work. The platform will be successful only if they make it viable for the MFI partners (Range De does not do any lending, its the partners who do all the work) Given Kiva's problems with tapping the Indian market - Rangede might have an edge It would be interesting to see if they can make the numbers work. The platform will be successful only if they make it viable for the MFI partners (Range De does not do any lending, its the partners who do all the work)

Given Kiva’s problems with tapping the Indian market – Rangede might have an edge

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