I read Atanu Dey’s take on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in India in response to a question put forward by Sramana Mitra on her blog Why is the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India not coming together as well as it needs to?

Atanu makes a…

Editor’s note: In addition to being informative, this post also outlines what IFMR Trust is looking for in potential hires. If you would like to see that immediately, go after the jump.

Before Thanksgiving break I had the pleasure of sitting…

[Story source: Business Standard]

Recently, Business Standard carried three articles under the Smart Cards byline. The articles – “Smart choice, sloppy plan“, “Andhra villagers now have pension on their fingertips“, “From Dhenakal to Bellary” – track the introduction of smart cards…

So yesterday the Reserve Bank of India called for banks to halt mobile banking services until it can release its operative guidelines. A significant number of Indian banks have already begun offering such services to its clients in an effort…

In a first of its kind survey, the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) has released a study analyzing the level of financial inclusion currently in India relative to other nations. The results are unimpressive. The paper

ranks India…

Story source: Livemint

“Abhihlasha,” a pilot project being run in the Uttam Nagar area of Delhi is putting the mobile phone banking story in action. The initiative is a collaboration between Eko India and Centurion Bank of Punjab (now taken over by…

Here is a recap of the major investment activity in India’s social venture space and also traditional investment that will directly affect the poor:

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• Chennai based Equitas will secure $12.5 million in funding from two private equity firms over the…

The ThinkChange India staff is committed to providing our readers with interviews with people we believe are at the brink of something special but have for the most part been overlooked by the mainstream media. Readers will be able to…

The intent of the microfinance movement has been to build “financial systems that work for the poor majority.”  The involvement of international financial institutions undoubtedly enhances this cause, enabling the poor to better access financial services.

As it turns out, ING Microfinance Support…

Occasionally, the editors of this blog decide to leave their comfy chairs (any guesses where these chairs would be?) and go talk to real people. The mission is to create a voice for organizations and people doing some remarkable work…