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A regulated NBFC that acts as a bridge between capital market investors and emerging sectors, covering the entire gamut of credit opportunities through our innovative products and structures. They believe in the vast potential of borrowers to drive the economic growth engine. Through deep knowledge, focused underwriting and last mile reach, they tap into the promise of India’s emerging sectors. Northern Arc stands for access, growth and prosperity for all.

Avanse Financial Services Limited is a new age, education-focused NBFC on a mission to provide seamless and affordable education financing for every deserving Indian student. It is on a journey to strengthen its leadership position in Education Lending by creating solutions for individuals and Indian institutions. They have solutions for every segment of the Indian education sector covering school education to post graduation while also contributing to build the education infrastructure in the country. Leading global private equity firm and a subsidiary of the World Bank hold equity stake in Avanse.

IDFC FIRST Bank Limited is a leading Indian financial institution, specializing in providing debt financing to MSMEs and Consumers in India. Its founding theme is to finance India’s 50 million MSMEs and its emerging middle class, with a differentiated model, based on new technologies which provide more unique opportunities. Unlike traditional models of financing, it has successfully created a new model to finance MSMEs and Indian consumers, that is based on new technologies and deep analytics. With this differentiated approach, it has financed over 7.0 million customers in more than 225 locations across India and built loan assets of Rs 326.22 Bn.

It believes that the nation’s growth hinges on the growth and empowerment of its citizens – whether in rural or urban areas.

An NBFC offering financial services across India, Utkarsh Small Finance Bank is guided by a mission to provide affordable & accessible banking services which are process-centric, technology enabled and people-oriented to facilitate socioeconomic change. It serves a client base of over 20 lakh. Recently, it was the recipient of the Mine Media Excellence Award 2019.

RBL Bank is one of India’s fastest growing private sector banks with an expanding presence across the country. It offers specialized services under six business verticals and offers services to over 6.9 million customers through a network of 332 Branches, 1,013 Business Correspondent Branches (of which 228 banking outlets) and 376 ATMs spread across 23 Indian States and Union Territories.

A social impact investor and worldwide cooperative, Oikocredit has over four decades of experience in promoting sustainable development through investments on financial inclusion, agriculture and renewable energy. Guided by the principle of empowering low-income people to improve their livelihoods, they support partner organisations in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Incepted in 1995, MAS is a non-banking financial company registered with the Reserve Bank of India. Offering a plethora of retail finance options, it is focused on fulfilling the requirements of lower income and middle-income groups of the society. While offering financial Services ranging from Micro Enterprises Loans and SME Loans to Home Loans and Used Car Loans, they leverage a network of partners and franchisees to extend financial services to the underpenetrated states and the BOP segment.

Established in 1986, Shriram City Union Finance is a non-banking financial company specializing in retail finance. Shriram City has a comprehensive spectrum of offerings ranging from finance for Two Wheelers and Three Wheelers to Personal Loans and Small Business Loans. It is driven by its vision to serve the largest number of common people through quality non-banking financial services.

Driven by a vision is to positively impact low and middle-income households in emerging economies, Symbiotics is an investment company that works to provide traditionally underserved businesses increased access to capital and financial services. They do this by offering specialized investment solutions that connect socially responsible investors, to micro-, small and medium enterprises and value chain development projects in low-income economies in Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe and South-East and Central Asia.

Founded in 2001, Incofin manages funds and investments in emerging countries, driven by a desire to promote inclusive progress. Their investors lead development funds, banks, insurance companies, pension funds, alternative investment funds, high net worth and retail investors. They are determined to achieve impact in emerging economies combined with a healthy and sustainable return.

FMO is the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank that invests in over 85 countries, supporting jobs and income generation in order to improve people’s lives in different parts of the world. Beyond financing, they help businesses operate and grow transparently in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. They hope to demonstrate that strong financial returns and positive impact in developing countries can go hand-in-hand.

A leading expert in sustainable banking since 1980, Triodos Banks is led by a mission to make money work for positive change. They aspire to help create a society that protects and promotes the quality of life of all its members, and that has human dignity at its core. Their lending decisions are defined by a criteria to lend only to organisations working to bring about positive and lasting change.