| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.01.2025 | Mufin Green's $18 Million Loan: A Leap Towards Electric Mobility and Solar Financing | Mufin Green Finance is on the rise. The company, a titan in India's electric vehicle (EV) financing landscape, has secured an $18 million loan from the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). This 10-year loan is ... |
| 03.01.2025 | Mufin Green Secures USD 18 Mn DFC Loan to Expand EV and Solar Financing The funding will enable Mufin Green to further expand its financing services within the EV ecosystem, which includes two-wheeler... | Electric vehicle (EV) financier Mufin Green has secured an USD 18 million loan from the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). The 10-year loan marks a significant milestone in the company's efforts to expand its... |
| 03.01.2025 | EV financier Mufin Green secures $18m US Development Finance Loan | The shares of Mufin Green Finance were trading at ₹107.49 down by ₹1.05 or 0.97 per cent on the NSE today at 10.55 am.
Mufin Green Finance, India’s largest electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem financier, has obtained an $18 million, 10-year loan... |
| 28.12.2024 | TBC Bank Uzbekistan Announces One of the Largest Corporate Bond Issues on Uzbekistan’s Local Market | Tashkent – TBC Bank Uzbekistan (TBC UZ), the country’s largest digital bank, announces the successful placement of its second bond issue, raising $10 million equivalent through a two-year bond denominated in Uzbek soums. The bonds are set t... |
| 23.12.2024 | TBC Bank Uzbekistan Secures $37M Equity Investment, Making 2024 a Record Year | Tashkent, Uzbekistan – TBC Bank Uzbekistan (TBC UZ), the country’s largest digital bank, announces a $37 million equity investment from its majority shareholder London-listed TBC Bank Group PLC (TBC Group). This capital brings the total new... |
| 13.12.2024 | TBC Uzbekistan Launches Osmon Card, Its First Revolving Credit Product | Tashkent, Uzbekistan – TBC Bank Uzbekistan (TBC UZ), the country’s largest digital bank, announces the launch of Osmon Card, its first credit card product.
Osmon Card is set to elevate the credit card experience for consumers in Uzbekistan,... |
| 11.12.2024 | Fintech Expansion: A New Era for African and Central Asian Markets | The fintech landscape is evolving rapidly. In Africa and Central Asia, two startups are leading the charge. HUB2 in Ivory Coast and TBC Bank in Uzbekistan are not just companies; they are pioneers. They are reshaping financial services in t... |
| 09.12.2024 | Varthana Raises USD 15 Mn from BlueOrchard to Transform Affordable Education in Underserved Communities With the raised funds, the Bengaluru-based brand aims to expand its lending portfolio, providing... | Varthana, a pioneering non-banking finance company (NBFC) focused on transforming affordable private education in India, announced that it has secured USD 15 million (INR 120 crore) in funding from the BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund.
Managed... |
| 09.12.2024 | NBFC Varthana raised $15 M funding from BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund | The BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund, which is managed by BlueOrchard, has provided $15 million (roughly Rs 120 crore) in funding to Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) Varthana.
According to a press release from Varthana, the money raised will... |
| 09.12.2024 | Varthana Bags INR 120 Cr To Expand Lending Portfolio | SUMMARY
The education-focussed NBFC raised the funding from BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund through an external commercial borrowing framework
The capital will be used to provide schools and vocational students in Tier II & III cities wit... |
| 06.12.2024 | TBC Bank Uzbekistan Announces Its Debut Bond Issue Denominated in Uzbek Soums | Tashkent – TBC Bank Uzbekistan, the country’s largest digital bank and part of London-listed TBC Bank Group PLC, is pleased to announce the placement of its debut one-year bond denominated in Uzbek soums.
This is the first ever local-curren... |
| 16.09.2024 | Fido and SUSI Partners: Two Titans of Transformation in Emerging Markets | In the world of finance and renewable energy, two stories stand out. Fido, a digital financial services platform from Ghana, has just secured $30 million in funding. Meanwhile, SUSI Partners, a Swiss investment manager, is making waves in V... |
| 16.09.2024 | Fido, a digital financial services platform, has secured $30 million in funding | Fido, a Ghanaian digital financial services platform, secured $30 million in debt and equity capital.
The equity portion of the capital ($20 million) comes from BlueOrchard-managed InsuResilience Investment Fund Private Equity II (IIF II) a... |
| 04.06.2024 | Digital lending platform Lendingkart raised Rs 100 Cr debt from Stride Ventures | Digital lending platform Lendingkart, which caters to small and medium-sized businesses, has obtained debt of Rs 100 crore ($12 million) and equity of Rs 8 crore (almost $1 million) from Stride Ventures. The Ahmedabad-based company has clos... |
| 27.05.2024 | Dvara KGFS Bags USD 10 Mn in Debt Round from BlueOrchard The Tamil Nadu-based platform intends to deploy the fresh fund for expansion plans and strengthen its efforts to empower underserved communitie... | - |
| 08.05.2024 | Lendingkart Secures USD 10 Mn via External Commercial Borrowing from a BlueOrchard Fund The fintech platform plans to utilise the money for lending initiatives aimed at micro, small, and medium enterp... | - |
| 07.05.2024 | Lendingkart: Revolutionizing SME Financing | Lendingkart, the Ahmedabad-based online financing company, has been making waves in the SME lending space. With a recent $10 million funding round from Saama Capital, Mayfield, and others, Lendingkart is set to expand its operations and pro... |
| 07.05.2024 | Lendingkart secures $10m from BlueOrchard to expand MSME lending capacity | FintechInvestmentsNews
Miguel Cordon · 3h ago · 1 min readLendingkart secures $10m from BlueOrchard to expand MSME lending capacity
The Lendingkart team / Photo credit: Amazon Web Service
India-based Lendingkart has raised US$10 million thr... |
| 03.05.2024 | Exclusive: Kinara Capital Bags $24.4 Mn Debt Funding From Impact Investment Exchange, BlueOrchard | SUMMARY
While IIX infused $14.4 Mn, BlueOrchard invested $10 Mn in Kinara Capital
Earlier this year, Kinara Capital announced an INR 500 Cr fund for women entrepreneurs
Founded in 2011, the Bengaluru-based fintech startup offers business lo... |
| 22.04.2024 | Weekly Economic Index: Starlink cuts Users in SA, Kenya’s database to halt tax evasion and Nigeria’s economy slips to fourth-largest. | Here are three big stories from Africa’s business and policy landscape you (probably) didn’t miss but should keep in mind this week: Starlink Cuts Off South African Users Over Licensing Issues
South African Starlink users face a sudden inte... |
| 19.04.2024 | Kenyan agri-tech startup Pula raised $20 M Series B funding | To assist thousands of smallholder farmers in developing nations in obtaining insurance against floods, droughts, and other climate-related calamities, Kenyan agricultural insurance and technology startup Pula has closed a US $20 million Se... |
| 17.04.2024 | BII, NDF commit nearly $30m to BlueOrchard's second climate insurance PE fund | Swiss impact investment manager BlueOrchard has attracted a total commitment of $29.5 million from British International Investment (BII) and the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) for its second climate insurance private equity fund, per an ann... |
| 15.04.2024 | Varthana Bags $10 Mn Debt Funding To Offer Loans To Affordable Private Schools | SUMMARY
The education-focussed NBFC raised the funding from impact investor BlueOrchard Finance
Varthana said it will use the funds to boost its efforts to provide accessible financing solutions to a wider network of affordable private scho... |
| 14.04.2024 | Pula raises $20M Series B to provide agricultural insurance to farmers in Africa, Asia and LatAm | Pula, an insurtech based in Kenya, has since 2015 been keen on enhancing the access to agricultural insurance by small-holder farmers across emerging markets, shielding them against losses from pests, diseases and/or extreme weather events ... |
| 01.06.2022 | BlueOrchard launches €300m-targeting new fund to extend lower-market financial services provision | Schroders Group impact investor BlueOrchard Finance has launched €300m-targeting BlueOrchard Financial Inclusion Fund |
| 18.01.2022 | IFC INCREASES LOAN PACKAGE FOR SEABANK TO USD 220 MILLION | HANOI, Vietnam, Jan. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After 7 months, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and international lenders increased the loan package granted to Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank, stock code SSB) f... |
| 18.01.2022 | IFC INCREASES LOAN PACKAGE FOR SEABANK TO USD 220 MILLION | HANOI, Vietnam, Jan. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After 7 months, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and international lenders increased the loan package granted to Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank, stock code SSB) f... |
| 20.04.2021 | SCHRODERS PLC
BlueOrchard: An investors' guide to impact investing – 5 steps to create a positive impact | BlueOrchard: An investors' guide to impact investing - 5 steps to create a positive impact
BlueOrchard: An investors' guide to impact investing - 5 steps to create a positive impact
Today, BlueOrchard publishes An Investors' Guide to Impact... |
| 18.12.2017 | India’s Skymet Raises Approx. $10m Series C for Local Weather Data Service | Indian weather forecasting startup Skymet Weather Services has raised a Series C Round to expand its network of 6,000 automatic weather stations (AWS). The round closed at approximately $10 million, according to an anonymous source. This ro... |
| 13.12.2015 | India: Microlender SVCL gets $8m funding from asset manager Blue Orchard | Premium
Delhi-based mircolender SV Creditline Ltd (SVCL) has received $8 million in funding from impact investment manager Blue Orchard through non-convertible debentures, according to the company’s website.
Continue reading this story with... |
| 14.03.2013 | Major French investment group to buy a stake in BlueOrchard Finance | BlueOrchard Finance S.A., based in Geneva, was the globally first commercial manager of microfinance debt investments. OFI Group now acquired a 10% minority stake of the Swiss company. The OFI Group managed EUR 53.5 billion at the end of 20... |
| - | Aye Finance Bags $8 Mn From Blue Orchard | Gurugram-based NBFC Aye Finance has raised $8 Mn from Blue Orchard, a leading global impact investment manager.
The funding was raised through NCDs (non-convertible debentures) with a maturity period of five years.
Founded in 2014 by Sanjay... |
| - | Tata Capital, Blue Orchard lead $11M Series A funding in MSME financier FinAGG | Noida-based FinAGG Technologies—a cash-flow financier for small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India—has secured $11 million in a Series A funding round led by Tata Capital Limited and Switzerland-based investment firm Blue Orchard.
The ... |
| - | Los grandes gestores de capital privado apuestan por el impacto | ?El capitalismo está bajo asedio?La pérdida de la confianza en las empresas está haciendo que los líderes políticos tomen medidas que socavan el crecimiento económico?Las empresas están atrapadas en un círculo vicioso?El propósito de una co... |
