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Twelve things about Bitcoin that you probably didn't know

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 24, 20145 mins

[Editor’s Note: Earlier this year, Marc Andreessen wrote an article about Bitcoin in Wall Street Journal. It was insightful especially for folks (like me) who were NOT following this topic with…

A page each from Harish Hande and Naveen Krishna

Vishy KurugantiMay 31, 20123 mins

A vegetable cart seller in Bangalore (Pic: courtesy blog.travelpod.com) Recently, Harish Hande wrote a cogent and passionate article on Forbes India. The main point in his article is that businesses…

Borrowing from MFI to save for daughter's dowry?

Vishy KurugantiNovember 14, 20112 mins

SKS Microfinance Ltd, India’s largest and only listed microlender, said its losses widened in the second quarter from the preceding three months as repayment rates in Andhra Pradesh, its biggest…

Does Microcredit work for the urban poor? Banerjee and Duflo Answer

Vishy KurugantiOctober 13, 20114 mins

In chapter 7 of Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo’s Poor Economics, they delve into the economics of lending to the poor and, among other things, proceed to answer the question “Does Microfinance work…

FINO's branchless banking and financial inclusion products delivered via agent network

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 22, 20112 mins

Manish Khera (Founder/CEO of FINO) - Pic courtesy fino.com [Editor’s Note: To date, Eko is the only one of five branchless banking players in India I’ve written extensively about . The other players…

Empowering Bihar's rural health workers with mobile phones and money transfer

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 08, 20114 mins

[Editor’s Note: Since Jan 2011, Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI) has been leading the implementation of a mobile money transfer pilot for ASHAs in Bihar’s Sheikhpura district. At the pilot’s…

No-frills Savings: MFIs have a case to make

Vishy KurugantiAugust 26, 20114 mins

[Editor’s Note: It’s a pleasure to bring you TechSangam’s second guest writer – Srijan Kaushik. After graduating from DAIICT (Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology) in…

Eko's Race to Profitability Received a Few Booster Shots

Vishy KurugantiJuly 13, 20112 mins

Earlier this week, TechSangam was the first blog to report on Eko Financial’s $5.5 million funding round from Creation Investments. TechCrunch’s Sarah Lacy followed with this really nice coverage on…

Eko India Financial Services raises $5.5 million round from Creation Investments

Vishy KurugantiJuly 10, 20114 mins

We had written about Eko Financial Services in a two-part series (Part 1 linked here). Today they are announcing the closing of a $5.5 million funding round from Creation Investments, a Chicago-based…

Creating a killer user experience for the MFI field agents

Vishy KurugantiMay 25, 20115 mins

[Editor’s Note: Earlier this week, I spent a few hours chatting with Sameer Segal at his cozy rooftop office digs in HSR Layout. Sameer is the Founder & CEO of one-year old Artoo, a startup with a…

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